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he was in urgent need of money

1 urgent

['ə:‹ənt]
adjective

(needing immediate attention: There is an urgent message for the doctor.) urgente

- urgently
- urgency
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ur.gent

['ə:dʒənt] adj 1 urgente, premente, imediato, iminente, indispensável. he was in urgent need of money / ele tinha premente necessidade de dinheiro. 2 insistente. I was urgent about it / eu fiz questão absoluta disto. she was urgent with him to help her / ela solicitou-lhe com insistência, implorou-lhe que a ajudasse.

English-Portuguese dictionary > urgent
2 urgent

adjective

dringend; (to be dealt with immediately) eilig

be in urgent need of something — etwas dringend brauchen

give urgent consideration to something — etwas vordringlich in Betracht ziehen

on urgent business — in dringenden Geschäften

it is urgent — es eilt

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['ə:‹ənt]
adjective

(needing immediate attention: There is an urgent message for the doctor.) dringend

- academic.ru/93380/urgently">urgently
- urgency
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ur·gent

[ˈɜ:ʤ^ənt, AM ˈɜ:r-]

adj

1. (imperative) action, request dringend, dringlich; situation brisant

the letter is marked ‘\urgent’ auf dem Brief steht ‚eilt‘

to be in \urgent need of medical attention dringend ärztliche Hilfe benötigen

2. (insistent) person, voice eindringlich; steps eilig

\urgent plea deutlicher Appell

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['ɜːdZənt]
adj

1) dringend

to be in urgent need of medical attention — dringend ärztliche Hilfe benötigen

urgent letter — Eilbrief m

the letter was marked "urgent" — der Brief trug einen Dringlichkeitsvermerk

2) (= insistent) tone, plea dringend, dringlich; (= hurrying) steps eilig

he was very urgent about the need for swift action — er betonte nachdrücklich, wie notwendig schnelles Handeln sei

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urgent adj (adv urgently)

1. dringend (auch Mangel etc; auch TEL Gespräch), dringlich, eilig:

urgent note Dringlichkeitsvermerk m;

the matter is urgent die Sache eilt;

be in urgent need of money dringend Geld brauchen;

be urgent about ( oder for) sth zu etwas drängen, auf etwas dringen;

be urgent with sb jemanden drängen, in jemanden dringen ( beide:

for wegen;

to do zu tun)

2. eindringlich

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adjective

dringend; (to be dealt with immediately) eilig

be in urgent need of something — etwas dringend brauchen

give urgent consideration to something — etwas vordringlich in Betracht ziehen

on urgent business — in dringenden Geschäften

it is urgent — es eilt

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adj.

dringend adj.

vordringlich adj.

vorrangig adj.

zwingend adj.

English-german dictionary > urgent
3 need

ni:d
1. negative short form - needn't; verb
1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) necesitar

2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) hacer falta

2. noun
1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) necesidad

2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) necesidad

3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) motivo, razón

•

- needless
- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of

need¹ n necesidad

we must not forget the needs of others no debemos olvidar las necesidades de los demás

there's no need to shout no hay necesidad de gritar / no hace falta que grites

in need necesitado

people in need la gente necesitada

to be in need of necesitar

the plants are in need of rain las plantas necesitan lluvia

need² vb

1. necesitar / hacer falta

I need a ruler necesito una regla

do you need any money? ¿necesitas dinero?

2. tener que / necesitar

I need to speak to you tengo que hablar contigo

you needn't do it if you don't want to no hace falta que lo hagas si no quieres didn't need to seguido del infinitivo significa que algo no se hizo porque no era necesario

I didn't need to show my passport no tuve que enseñar el pasaporte needn't have seguido del participio pasado significa que algo se hizo sin que hubiese ninguna necesidad de hacerlo

you needn't have bought any cheese, there's lots in the fridge no hacía falta que compraras queso, hay mucho en la nevera

need

tr[niːd]

noun

1 necesidad nombre femenino

■ there's no need for all of you to come with me no hace falta que me acompañéis todos

■ I have enough to satisfy my needs tengo suficiente para satisfacer mis necesidades

■ his need is greater than ours le hace más falta a él que a nosotros

2 (poverty) necesidad nombre femenino, infortunio

■ to help somebody in time of need ayudar a alguien en tiempos de necesidad

transitive verb

1 necesitar

■ you'll need a pencil necesitarás un lápiz

■ we didn't need to show our passes no nos hizo falta enseñar los pases

■ I need to see you tengo que verte

■ your hair needs washing tendrías que lavarte el pelo

auxiliar

1 hacer falta

■ need we all go? ¿hace falta que vayamos todos?

■ need you drive so fast? ¿tienes que conducir tan deprisa?

■ you needn't come in tomorrow no hace falta que vengas mañana

■ you needn't have bought me a present no hacía falta que me compraras ningún regalo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

if need be si hace falta

if the need arises si surge la necesidad, si hace falta

to be in need of necesitar

to have need of necesitar, tener necesidad de

need ['ni:d] vt

1) : necesitar

I need your help: necesito su ayuda

I need money: me falta dinero

2) require: requerir, exigir

that job needs patience: ese trabajo exige paciencia

3)

to need to : tener que

he needs to study: tiene que estudiar

they need to be scolded: hay que reprenderlos

need v aux

1) must: tener que, deber

need you shout?: ¿tienes que gritar?

2)

to be needed : hacer falta

you needn't worry: no hace falta que te preocupes, no hay por qué preocuparse

need n

1) necessity: necesidad f

in case of need: en caso de necesidad

2) lack: falta f

the need for better training: la falta de mejor capacitación

to be in need: necesitar

3) poverty: necesidad f, indigencia f

4) needs npl

: requisitos mpl, carencias fpl

need

n.

• apuro s.m.

• carencia s.f.

• escasez s.f.

• falta s.f.

• menester s.m.

• mezquindad s.f.

• necesidad s.f.

• necesitar s.m.

• requisito s.m.

v.

• carecer de v.

• hacer falta expr.

• necesitar v.

• precisar v.

• requerir v.

niːd
I

noun

1) c u (requirement, necessity) necesidad f

an urgent o a pressing need — una imperiosa necesidad, una necesidad acuciante

your daily vitamin needs — las vitaminas que necesita diariamente

need FOR something/to + INF — necesidad de algo/de + inf

I see no need for that — no creo que eso haga falta or sea necesario

there's no need to tell her — no hay ninguna necesidad de decírselo

if need be — si hace falta, si es necesario

the house is badly in need of renovation — a la casa le hacen muchísima falta unos arreglos

your need is greater than mine — a ti te hace más falta (que a mí), tú lo necesitas más (que yo)

2) u

a) ( emergency)

he abandoned them in their hour of need — los abandonó cuando más falta les hacía; friend 1)

b) ( poverty) necesidad f

those in need — los necesitados

II
1.

transitive verb necesitar

just what I needed! — justo lo que necesitaba or lo que me hacía falta!

you really need a shower! — qué falta te hace una ducha!

all it needed was a bit of salt — sólo le faltaba un poco de sal

that's all we need! — (iro) lo que nos faltaba! (iró)

I need someone to look after the children — necesito a alguien que me cuide a los niños

the soup needs another twenty minutes — a la sopa le faltan 20 minutos

I took a badly needed break — me tomé un descanso, que buena falta me hacía

it needs great concentration — requiere gran concentración

to need -ing to need to be + pp: the plants need watering o to be watered hay que regar las plantas; the car needs looking at o to be looked at el coche necesita una revisión; she didn't need telling o to be told twice no hubo que decírselo dos veces; to need to + inf tener* que + inf; I need to wash my hair tengo que lavarme la cabeza; you don't need to be a genius to see that it's wrong no hay que ser un genio para darse cuenta de que está mal; you only needed to ask me — no tenías más que pedírmelo

2.

v mod (usu with neg or interrog)

a) ( be obliged to)

you needn't come if you don't want to — no hay necesidad de que vengas or no hace falta que vengas or no tienes por qué venir si no tienes ganas

she need never know — no tiene por qué enterarse, no hay necesidad de que se entere

I need hardly say that... — de más está decir que..., ni falta hace que diga que...

b) ( be necessarily)

that needn't always be the case — no tiene por qué ser así, no necesariamente tiene que ser así

that needn't mean that... — eso no significa necesariamente que...

[niːd]
1. N

1) (=necessity) necesidad f (for, of de)

I see no need — no veo la necesidad

without the need to pay so much — sin necesidad de pagar tanto

• staff are always available, in case of need — siempre hay personal disponible en caso de necesidad

• there is a need for qualified staff — hay demanda de personal cualificado

there is every need for discretion in this matter — es muy necesario mantener discreción en este asunto

• a house in need of painting — una casa que hace falta pintar

to be in need of, have need of, stand in need of — necesitar

when I'm in need of a drink — cuando necesito un trago, cuando me hace falta tomar algo

• there's no need to worry — no hay por qué preocuparse

there's no need for you to go — no hace falta or no es preciso que vayas

there's no need for that sort of language! — ¡no hay ninguna necesidad de usar ese vocabulario!, ¡no hace falta usar ese vocabulario!

I have no need of advice — no me hacen falta consejos, no necesito consejos

• in times of need — en momentos de apuro or necesidad
needs
2) (=poverty) necesidad f, indigencia f

to be in need — estar necesitado

3) (=thing needed) necesidad f

the needs of industry — las necesidades de la industria

my needs are few — es poco lo que necesito

• bodily needs — necesidades fpl corporales

• a holiday that caters for every need — unas vacaciones que satisfacen todas las necesidades

they tended to my every need — procuraban que no me faltase de nada

• to supply sb's needs — proveer lo que necesita algn

2. VT

1) [person] necesitar

I need a bigger car — necesito or me hace falta un coche más grande

I need two more to make up the series — me faltan dos para completar la serie

I need to get some petrol — tengo que echar gasolina

she needs to go to the toilet — tiene que ir al servicio or (LAm) al baño

he needs to be told everything twice — hay que decírselo todo dos veces

they don't need to be told all the details — no es preciso or no hace falta contarles todos los detalles

you only needed to ask — tenía más que pedírmelo

he needs watching — hay que vigilarlo

• that's all I need!, that's just what I need! — iro ¡solo me faltaba eso! iro, ¡lo que me faltaba! iro

it's just what I needed — es precisamente lo que necesitaba

• I need this like I need a hole in the head — esto es lo último que necesitaba

• a much needed holiday — unas vacaciones muy necesarias

• he needed no asking — no se hizo de rogar

• who needs more motorways? — ¿para qué queremos más autopistas?

2) (=require) [+ concentration, effort, skill] requerir

it needs care — requiere cuidado

a visa is needed — se requiere un visado

this room needs painting — este cuarto hay que or hace falta pintarlo

• I gave it a much needed wash — le di un buen lavado, que era lo que necesitaba

• the report needs no comment — el informe no deja lugar a comentarios

• this will need some explaining — no va a ser fácil explicar esto

3) (impersonal)

it doesn't need to be done now — no hace falta hacerlo ahora

it doesn't need me to tell him — no hace falta que yo se lo diga

it needed a war to alter that — fue necesaria una guerra para cambiar eso

3.

MODAL VB

need I go? — ¿es necesario que vaya?, ¿tengo que ir?

I need hardly remind you that... — no hace falta que les recuerde que...

need I say that this is untrue? — ni que decir tiene que esto no es cierto

it need not follow that... — lo que no significa necesariamente que...

I needn't have bothered — fue trabajo perdido

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[niːd]
I

noun

1) c u (requirement, necessity) necesidad f

an urgent o a pressing need — una imperiosa necesidad, una necesidad acuciante

your daily vitamin needs — las vitaminas que necesita diariamente

need FOR something/to + INF — necesidad de algo/de + inf

I see no need for that — no creo que eso haga falta or sea necesario

there's no need to tell her — no hay ninguna necesidad de decírselo

if need be — si hace falta, si es necesario

the house is badly in need of renovation — a la casa le hacen muchísima falta unos arreglos

your need is greater than mine — a ti te hace más falta (que a mí), tú lo necesitas más (que yo)

2) u

a) ( emergency)

he abandoned them in their hour of need — los abandonó cuando más falta les hacía; friend 1)

b) ( poverty) necesidad f

those in need — los necesitados

II
1.

transitive verb necesitar

just what I needed! — justo lo que necesitaba or lo que me hacía falta!

you really need a shower! — qué falta te hace una ducha!

all it needed was a bit of salt — sólo le faltaba un poco de sal

that's all we need! — (iro) lo que nos faltaba! (iró)

I need someone to look after the children — necesito a alguien que me cuide a los niños

the soup needs another twenty minutes — a la sopa le faltan 20 minutos

I took a badly needed break — me tomé un descanso, que buena falta me hacía

it needs great concentration — requiere gran concentración

to need -ing to need to be + pp: the plants need watering o to be watered hay que regar las plantas; the car needs looking at o to be looked at el coche necesita una revisión; she didn't need telling o to be told twice no hubo que decírselo dos veces; to need to + inf tener* que + inf; I need to wash my hair tengo que lavarme la cabeza; you don't need to be a genius to see that it's wrong no hay que ser un genio para darse cuenta de que está mal; you only needed to ask me — no tenías más que pedírmelo

2.

v mod (usu with neg or interrog)

a) ( be obliged to)

you needn't come if you don't want to — no hay necesidad de que vengas or no hace falta que vengas or no tienes por qué venir si no tienes ganas

she need never know — no tiene por qué enterarse, no hay necesidad de que se entere

I need hardly say that... — de más está decir que..., ni falta hace que diga que...

b) ( be necessarily)

that needn't always be the case — no tiene por qué ser así, no necesariamente tiene que ser así

that needn't mean that... — eso no significa necesariamente que...

English-spanish dictionary > need
4 urgent

[əːdʒ(ə)nt]
adj

1) срочный, неотложный, насущный

He was urgent in his demands. — Он упорно настаивал на своих требованиях.

He was urgent in asking for money. — Он настойчиво просил денег.

What makes it so urgent for you to leave? — Почему вам так необходимо уехать?

I have something urgent to tell you. — Мне надо вам сказать что-то крайне важное/срочное.

He has nothing urgent to do today. — У него сегодня нет никаких неотложных дел.

- urgent order
- urgent message
- an urgent business

- urgent operation
- urgent question
- be in urgent need of help
2) необходимый, крайне важный (обыкновенно в безличных предложениях)

It was urgent for him to learn the truth (to find her, to meet us). — Ему было крайне важно выяснить правду (найти ее, встретиться с нами).

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > urgent
5 need

ni:d
1. сущ.
1) необходимость, надобность, нужда to create a need ≈ создавать, формировать потребность to fill, meet, obviate, satisfy a need ≈ отвечать потребности, удовлетворять потребность в чем-л. to minister to smb.'s needs ≈ прислуживать кому-л., обслуживать кого-л. acute, crying, desperate, dire, pressing, urgent need ≈ крайняя, насущная необходимость physical need ≈ физическая потребность spiritual need ≈ духовная потребность unfulfilled need, unmet need ≈ неудовлетворенная потребность There is no need for violence. ≈ Нет необходимости в насилии. There was a pressing need to act immediately. ≈ Необходимо было что-то немедленно предпринять. There was no need for you to go. ≈ Тебе не было необходимости идти. Syn: necessity
2) мн. потребности bodily needs, material needs ≈ материальные потребности
3) а) бедность, недостаток, нехватка, нужда, отсутствие( чего-л.) ;
нищета for need of ≈ из-за недостатка to live in dire need ≈ жить в крайней нужде badly in need ≈ в крайней нужде, бедности in crying need of food ≈ в голоде б) критическая ситуация, экстремальная ситуация Syn: exigency, emergency
2. гл.
1) а) нуждаться( в чем-л.) ;
иметь надобность, потребность to need badly, desperately, sorely ≈ крайне, остро нуждаться б) бедствовать, нуждаться Syn: suffer want, live in poverty, live in misery
2) требоваться, быть необходимым The building needs quite a few repairs. ≈ Зданию требуется порядочный ремонт. The East German regime's agreement was needed for use of the access routes to the city. ≈ Для использования подъездных путей к городу требовалось согласие восточногерманского режима. New comedies are needed most. ≈ Более всего нужны новые комедии. Syn: require
3) (как модальный глагол в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях) быть должным, обязанным I need not have told you about that. ≈ Мне не следовало Вам этого говорить. надобность, нужда - to be /to stand/ in * of smth., to feel the * of smth., to have * of smth. нуждаться в чем-л. - are you in * of help? не нужна ли вам помощь? - he felt the * of money он нуждался в деньгах, у него было трудно с деньгами - the house is in * of repairs дом требует ремонта - there was a * for caution следовало действовать осмотрительно - there is no * нет надобности - there is no * to worry нет оснований волноваться - is there any * to hurry /for haste/? есть ли смысл /нужно ли/ спешить? - if * be /were/ если бы потребовалось, в случае нужды - when /as, if/ the * arises по мере /в случае/ необходимости - to have * to do smth. быть вынужденным что-л. сделать - there is little * to speak of... нет надобности говорить о... - there is no * for her to work она может не работать /не нуждается в заработке/ pl потребности, нужды, запросы - to meet the *s удовлетворять потребности - daily *s повседневные нужды - spiritual *s духовные запросы - to each according to his *s каждому по потребностям - my *s are few я неприхотлив;
мне много не нужно - to meet the *s of the age соответствовать требованиям времени - to meet the *s of the occasion оказаться на высоте положения нужда, бедность;
нищета - to live /to be/ in * нуждаться, жить в нищете недостаток, нехватка - for * of из-за недостатка, вследствие отсутствия (чего-л.) беда, трудное положение - hour of dire * час испытаний - good at * выручающий в беде /в трудных обстоятельствах/ - they failed him in his * они бросили его в беде стремление - * of a better education стремление к образованию - the * of one's heart веление сердца (редкое) то, что нужно - poorer than was * беднее, чем следовало > * makes the old wife trot (пословица) нужда научит старушку рысью бегать;
нужда научит горшки обжигать > a friend in * is a friend indeed (пословица) друзья познаются в беде нуждаться, иметь надобность, потребность (в чем-л.) - the farmers * rain фермерам нужен дождь - he *s rest он нуждается в отдыхе - they * one another они не могут обойтись друг без друга - this is a book I've been *ing a long time вот книга, которую я давно ищу требовать, чувствовать необходимость (чего-л.) - the dress *s washing платье пора /необходимо/ выстирать - that *s no saying это само собой разумеется;
это ясно без слов - these facts * no comment эти факты не нуждаются в комментариях /не требуют комментариев/ - the letter *s no reply письмо не требует ответа - the book *s correction книга нуждается в исправлении - the soup *s salt в супе не хватает соли - to * a lot of asking заставлять себя просить;
не сразу соглашаться - he *ed no second invitation он не заставил себя просить, он сразу принял приглашение - it *s to... нужно /надо/ (сделать что-л.) - it *s to be done carefully это надо сделать тщательно;
это дело требует осторожности - it *ed doing это надо было сделать - he *s to be careful ему следует проявлять осторожность - you only *ed to ask вам нужно было /стоило/ только спросить - we didn't * to hurry мы могли не торопиться - he does not * to be told ему нечего об этом говорить;
он об этом сам уже знает - he didn't * to be told twice нам не пришлось говорить ему два раза /повторять приказ/;
он понял /повиновался/ с первого слова - it *ed the horrors of war to open their eyes нужны были ужасы войны, чтобы у них открылись глаза;
только ужасы войны открыли им глаза - there *s (устаревшее) требуется - there *s no such apology такие оправдания не нужны, извинений не требуется( ироничное) заслуживать - he *s a lesson его стоит проучить - what he *s is a good whipping ему будет полезна хорошая порка нуждаться, бедствовать - give to them that * помогайте нуждающимся выражает долженствование, обязанность в сочетании с инфинитивом без частицы to;
употребляется преимущественно в волпросительной и отрицательной формах, образуемых без вспомогательного глагола do: - he * not come ему приходить не обязательно, он может и не приходить - you *n't wait вам можно и не ждать;
можете не ждать - you *n't go so early, * you? вам ведь не обязательно уходить так рано, правда? - must I go there? - No, you * not мне нужно /обязательно/ туда идти? - Нет, это не обязательно - you *n't do it if you don't want to не хотите делать - не нужно - he *n't have been in such a hurry ему не к чему было так спешить - you * not trouble yourself вам нечего (самому) беспокоиться;
вам не стоит утруждать себя - * anybody know? разве нельзя сделать так, чтобы никто не знал?, разве обязательно об этом кому-нибудь рассказывать? - he *n't be told ему не обязательно об этом говорить, ему не обязательно нужно об этом знать - we *n't have hurried (оказалось, что) мы могли не торопиться - I * hardly tell you that... вряд ли нужно говорить вам, что... - I don't think that * be considered я считаю, что мы не обязаны принимать это во внимание ~ надобность, нужда;
to be in need of, to feel the need of, to have need of нуждаться ( в чем-л.) ~ требоваться;
the book needs correction книга требует исправления;
it needs to be done with care это надо сделать осторожно dire ~ крайняя нужда ~ надобность, нужда;
to be in need of, to feel the need of, to have need of нуждаться (в чем-л.) ~ недостаток, бедность, нужда;
for need of из-за недостатка ~ надобность, нужда;
to be in need of, to feel the need of, to have need of нуждаться (в чем-л.) the house is in ~ of repair дом требует ремонта I ~ not have done it мне не следовало этого делать;
must I go there? - No, you need not нужно ли мне туда идти?-Нет, не нужно identified ~ личная потребность if ~ be (или were) если нужно, если потребуется ~ требоваться;
the book needs correction книга требует исправления;
it needs to be done with care это надо сделать осторожно ~ потребности;
to meet the needs удовлетворять потребности I ~ not have done it мне не следовало этого делать;
must I go there? - No, you need not нужно ли мне туда идти?-Нет, не нужно need бедность ~ бедствовать ~ (как модальный глагол в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях) быть должным, обязанным;
you need not trouble yourself вам нечего (самому) беспокоиться ~ быть должным, обязанным ~ быть необходимым ~ иметь надобность ~ надобность, нужда;
to be in need of, to feel the need of, to have need of нуждаться (в чем-л.) ~ надобность, нужда ~ недостаток, бедность, нужда;
for need of из-за недостатка ~ недостаток, бедность ~ недостаток ~ необходимость ~ нехватка ~ нищета ~ нужда ~ нуждаться, иметь надобность, потребность ~ нуждаться, бедствовать ~ нуждаться (в чем-л.) ;
иметь надобность, потребность;
what he needs is a good thrashing он заслуживает хорошей взбучки ~ нуждаться ~ потребность ~ требоваться;
the book needs correction книга требует исправления;
it needs to be done with care это надо сделать осторожно ~ требоваться ~ потребности;
to meet the needs удовлетворять потребности ~ нуждаться (в чем-л.) ;
иметь надобность, потребность;
what he needs is a good thrashing он заслуживает хорошей взбучки I ~ not have done it мне не следовало этого делать;
must I go there? - No, you need not нужно ли мне туда идти?-Нет, не нужно ~ (как модальный глагол в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях) быть должным, обязанным;
you need not trouble yourself вам нечего (самому) беспокоиться

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > need
6 need

1. n надобность, нужда

are you in need of help? — не нужна ли вам помощь?

he felt the need of money — он нуждался в деньгах, у него было трудно с деньгами

the house is in need of repairs — дом требует ремонта

there was a need for caution — следовало действовать осмотрительно

there is no need — нет надобности

there is no need to worry — нет оснований волноваться

is there any need to hurry ? — есть ли смысл спешить?

if need be — если бы потребовалось, в случае нужды

when the need arises — по мере необходимости

supply a need — удовлетворять нужду

2. n потребности, нужды; запросы

to meet the needs — удовлетворять потребности

daily needs — повседневные нужды

spiritual needs — духовные запросы

to each according to his needs — каждому по потребностям

need satisfaction — удовлетворение биологической потребности

priority of need — срочность удовлетворения потребности

dire need for supplies — острая потребность в поставках

airlift need — потребность в перевозке по воздуху

filling a need — удовлетворение потребности

3. n нужда, бедность; нищета

to live in need — нуждаться, жить в нищете

dire need — крайняя нужда

4. n недостаток, нехватка

for need of — из-за недостатка, вследствие отсутствия

5. n беда, трудное положение

hour of dire need — час испытаний

a friend in need is a friend indeed — друзья познаются в беде

6. n стремление

need of a better education — стремление к образованию

7. n редк. то, что нужно

poorer than was need — беднее, чем следовало

I need it sadly — я в этом остро нуждаюсь

all you'll need — все что вам потребуется

my socks need mending — носки нужно заштопать

I need time to rest — мне нужно время, чтобы отдохнуть

8. v нуждаться, иметь надобность, потребность

the farmers need rain — фермерам нужен дождь

in need of — нуждаться в

be in need of — нуждаться в

felt a need — ощутил потребность

feel a need — ощущать потребность

need for — нуждаться в; потребность

9. v требовать, чувствовать необходимость

the dress needs washing — платье пора выстирать

that needs no saying — это само собой разумеется; это ясно без слов

these facts need no comment — эти факты не нуждаются в комментариях

the letter needs no reply — письмо не требует ответа

the book needs correction — книга нуждается в исправлении

the soup needs salt — в супе не хватает соли

to need a lot of asking — заставлять себя просить; не сразу соглашаться

he needed no second invitation — он не заставил себя просить, он сразу принял приглашение

it needs to … — нужно

it needs to be done carefully — это надо сделать тщательно; это дело требует осторожности

it needed doing — это надо было сделать

he needs to be careful — ему следует проявлять осторожность

you only needed to ask — вам нужно было только спросить

he does not need to be told — ему нечего об этом говорить;

it needed the horrors of war to open their eyes — нужны были ужасы войны, чтобы у них открылись глаза; только ужасы войны открыли им глаза

have no need to — не иметь необходимости

in case of need — в случае необходимости

long-felt need — назревшая необходимость

sensory need — необходимость очувствления

insistent need — настоятельная необходимость

10. v ирон. заслуживать

he needs a lesson — его стоит проучить

11. v нуждаться, бедствовать

give to them that need — помогайте нуждающимся

to be in urgent need of help — крайне нуждаться в помощи

to need the spur — нуждаться в понукании, быть медлительным

Синонимический ряд:

1. insufficiency (noun) demand; inadequacy; insufficiency; lack; occasion; shortage; use

2. necessity (noun) compulsion; emergency; essential; exigency; necessity; requirement; urgency

3. obligation (noun) charge; commitment; committal; devoir; duty; must; obligation; ought

4. poverty (noun) beggary; borasca; deprivation; destituteness; destitution; distress; impecuniousness; impoverishment; indigence; indigency; neediness; pauperism; pennilessness; penury; poorness; poverty; privation; unprosperousness; want

5. lack (verb) be destitute; be in want; be inadequate; be short; crave; demand; lack; require; suffer privation; want

6. must (verb) have; must

Антонимический ряд:

fortune; fullness; have; incidental; independence; luxury; opulence; plenty; property; riches; wealth

English-Russian base dictionary > need
7 nötig

I Adj.

1. (erforderlich) necessary; ich habe nicht die nötige Geduld dafür I don’t have the patience needed for that; für einen Urlaub fehlt uns das nötige Kleingeld we don’t have enough money for a holiday; mit dem nötigen Respekt with due respect; brauchst du Hilfe? - danke, nicht nötig! no thank you, I’m fine

2. wenn nötig if necessary, if need be; wenn nötig, bleibe ich länger I’ll stay longer if I need to

3. es ist nicht ( unbedingt) nötig, dass du kommst there’s no (real) need for you to come, you don’t (really) need to ( oder have to) come; es ist wohl nicht nötig, dass ich euch sage I don’t suppose there’s any need for me to tell you ( oder there’s any need for you to be told); das war doch wirklich nicht nötig vorwurfsvoll: did you etc. have to (do that)?; das wäre aber wirklich nicht nötig gewesen anerkennend: you really shouldn’t have

4. er hielt oder fand es nicht mal für nötig zu (+ Inf.) he didn’t even think ( oder consider) it necessary to (+ Inf.) das habe ich nicht nötig iro. I can do very well without that(, thank you); (muss ich mir nicht bieten lassen) I don’t have to stand for that; hast du das nötig? do you really have to (do that)?; du hast es ( gerade) nötig! iro. you of all people; etw. ( dringend) nötig haben (badly) need s.th., need s.th. (badly), be in (dire) need of s.th.

II Adv.: sie brauchen ganz nötig Hilfe they are in really urgent need of help; am nötigsten brauchen wir warme Decken we most urgently need warm blankets; er musste nötig auf die Toilette he urgently needed to go to the toilet, he was dying to go to the toilet umg.

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necessary; needful

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nö|tig ['nøːtɪç]
1. adj
necessary
das für die Reise nö́tige Geld — the necessary money for the journey, the money needed or necessary for the journey

ist das unbedingt nö́tig? — is that really or absolutely necessary?

es ist nicht nö́tig, zu sagen, wie... — it's not necessary or there's no need to say how...

es ist nicht nö́tig, dass er kommt — it's not necessary or there's no need for him to come, he doesn't need to come

das war wirklich nicht nö́tig — that really wasn't necessary, there was no need for that; (nach spitzer Bemerkung auch) that was uncalled for

die nö́tigen Unkosten — the unavoidable costs

wenn nö́tig — if necessary, if need(s) be

etw nö́tig haben — to need sth

etw bitter nö́tig haben — to need sth badly

er hat das natürlich nicht nö́tig (iro) — but, of course, he's different

ich habe es nicht nö́tig, mich von dir anschreien zu lassen — I don't need or I don't have to let you shout at me

die habens gerade nö́tig (inf) — that's the last thing they need

du hast es gerade nö́tig, so zu reden (inf) — you can or can't talk (inf), you're a fine one to talk (inf)

das habe ich nicht nö́tig! — I can do without that, I don't need that

etw nö́tig machen — to necessitate sth, to make sth necessary

das Nötige — the necessary

das Nötigste — the ( bare) necessities or essentials

alles zum Bergsteigen unbedingt Nötige — everything necessary or needed for mountaineering

2. adv
(= dringend)
etwas nö́tig brauchen — to need something urgently

ich muss mal nö́tig (inf) — I'm dying to go (inf)

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nö·tig

[ˈnø:tɪç]

I. adj

1. (erforderlich) necessary

der \nötigste Bedarf the bare essentials [or necessities]

▪ \nötig sein to be necessary

▪ \nötig sein, etw zu tun to be necessary to do sth

▪ das N\nötige what is necessary

▪ alles N\nötige everything necessary

▪ das N\nötigste the essentials pl

etw \nötig machen to necessitate sth, to demand sth

falls [o wenn] \nötig if necessary

etw [bitter] \nötig haben to be in [urgent] need of sth

das Haus hat einen Anstrich bitter \nötig the house is in dire need of a coat of paint

etw nicht \nötig haben to have no reason to do sth

ach, ich soll mich bei ihm entschuldigen? das habe ich wirklich nicht \nötig oh, so I'm supposed to apologize to him? I don't think so [or see why]

das war die Wahrheit, solche Lügen habe ich nicht \nötig that's the truth — I've no reason to tell such lies

es nicht \nötig haben, etw zu tun to not need to do sth

wir haben es nicht \nötig, uns so von ihm unter Druck setzen zu lassen we don't have to put up with him pressurizing us like this

er hat es nicht \nötig, sich anzustrengen he doesn't need to try hard

es \nötig haben, etw zu tun to need to do sth

gerade du hast es \nötig, dich mit der Grammatik noch einmal zu beschäftigen you of all people should study grammar again

2. (geboten)

mit der \nötigen Sorgfalt wäre das nicht passiert with the necessary care it wouldn't have happened

3.

▶ es gerade \nötig haben, etw zu tun (iron) to be a one to do sth

der hat es gerade \nötig, von Treue zu reden... he's a one to tell us about faithfulness...

II. adv urgently

was ich jetzt am \nötigsten brauche, ist ein warmes Bett what I need most now is a warm bed

▶ ganz/mal \nötig müssen (fam) to really need to go the loo BRIT fam [or AM sl john], to be bursting fam

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1.
Adjektiv necessary

dafür od. dazu fehlt mir die nötige Geduld/das nötige Geld — I don't have the patience/money necessary or needed for that

etwas/jemanden nötig haben — need something/somebody

es nötig haben, etwas zu tun — need to do something

sich zu entschuldigen, hat er natürlich nicht nötig — (iron.) of course he does not feel the need to apologize

du hast/er hat usw. es gerade nötig — (ugs.) you're/he's a fine one to talk (coll.)

das wäre [doch] nicht nötig gewesen! — (ugs.) you shouldn't have!

das Nötigste — the bare essentials pl
2.
adverbial

er braucht nötig Hilfe — he is in urgent need of or urgently needs help

was er am nötigsten braucht, ist... — what he most urgently needs is...

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nötig

A. adj

1. (erforderlich) necessary;

ich habe nicht die nötige Geduld dafür I don’t have the patience needed for that;

für einen Urlaub fehlt uns das nötige Kleingeld we don’t have enough money for a holiday;

mit dem nötigen Respekt with due respect;

brauchst du Hilfe? -

danke, nicht nötig! no thank you, I’m fine

2.

wenn nötig if necessary, if need be;

wenn nötig, bleibe ich länger I’ll stay longer if I need to

3.

es ist nicht (unbedingt) nötig, dass du kommst there’s no (real) need for you to come, you don’t (really) need to ( oder have to) come;

es ist wohl nicht nötig, dass ich euch sage I don’t suppose there’s any need for me to tell you ( oder there’s any need for you to be told);

das war doch wirklich nicht nötig vorwurfsvoll: did you etc have to (do that)?;

das wäre aber wirklich nicht nötig gewesen anerkennend: you really shouldn’t have

4.

er hielt oder

fand es nicht mal für nötig zu (+inf) he didn’t even think ( oder consider) it necessary to (+inf)

das habe ich nicht nötig iron I can do very well without that(, thank you); (muss ich mir nicht bieten lassen) I don’t have to stand for that;

hast du das nötig? do you really have to (do that)?;

du hast es (gerade) nötig! iron you of all people;

etwas (dringend) nötig haben (badly) need sth, need sth (badly), be in (dire) need of sth

B. adv:

sie brauchen ganz nötig Hilfe they are in really urgent need of help;

am nötigsten brauchen wir warme Decken we most urgently need warm blankets;

er musste nötig auf die Toilette he urgently needed to go to the toilet, he was dying to go to the toilet umg

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1.
Adjektiv necessary

dafür od. dazu fehlt mir die nötige Geduld/das nötige Geld — I don't have the patience/money necessary or needed for that

etwas/jemanden nötig haben — need something/somebody

es nötig haben, etwas zu tun — need to do something

sich zu entschuldigen, hat er natürlich nicht nötig — (iron.) of course he does not feel the need to apologize

du hast/er hat usw. es gerade nötig — (ugs.) you're/he's a fine one to talk (coll.)

das wäre [doch] nicht nötig gewesen! — (ugs.) you shouldn't have!

das Nötigste — the bare essentials pl
2.
adverbial

er braucht nötig Hilfe — he is in urgent need of or urgently needs help

was er am nötigsten braucht, ist... — what he most urgently needs is...

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adj.

necessary adj.

needful adj.

wherewithal adj. adv.

needfully adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > nötig
8 necesidad

f.

1 need.

tenemos una urgente necesidad de espacio we are in urgent need of more space

de (primera) necesidad essential

no hay necesidad de algo there's no need for something

no hay necesidad de hacer algo there's no need to do something

tener necesidad de algo to need something

obedecer a la necesidad (de) to arise from the need (to)

2 necessity.

por necesidad out of necessity

una herida mortal de necesidad a fatal wound

3 hunger (hambre).

pasar necesidades to suffer hardship

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necesidad

► nombre femenino

1 necessity, need

2 (hambre) hunger

3 (pobreza) poverty, want

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de necesidad essential

hacer sus necesidades familiar to relieve oneself

no hay necesidad de... there's no need to...

pasar necesidades to be in need, suffer hardship

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noun f.

1) need, necessity

2) poverty, want

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SF

1) (=urgencia)

a)

• la necesidad de algo — the need for sth

la necesidad de que la OTAN cumpla su promesa — the need for NATO to carry out its promise

hay necesidad de discreción en este momento — there is a need for discretion at this moment

• la necesidad de hacer algo — the need to do sth

se habló de la necesidad de encontrar una nueva vía de diálogo — the need to find a new approach to the talks was discussed

no hay necesidad de hacerlo — there is no need to do it

• tener necesidad de algo — to need sth

tienen necesidad urgente de ayuda alimenticia — they urgently need food aid, they are in urgent need of food aid

con la nueva tarjeta bancaria no tendrá necesidad de llevar dinero — with the new bank card you won't need to carry money with you

y ¿qué necesidad tienes de irte a un hotel habiendo camas en casa? — why would you need to go to a hotel when there are spare beds at home?

- hacer de la necesidad virtud

- la necesidad aguza el ingenio

b)

• de necesidad, en caso de necesidad — in an emergency

una situación de necesidad — an emergency

una herida mortal de necesidad — a fatal wound

• artículos o productos de primera necesidad — basic essentials, staple items

c)

• por necesidad, tuve que aprenderlo por necesidad — I had to learn it out of necessity

el que se llame John no significa que tenga que ser inglés por necesidad — the fact that he is called John does not necessarily mean that he is English

d)

• sin necesidad, no corra riesgos sin necesidad — don't take unnecessary risks

sin necesidad de algo — without the need for sth

podemos llegar a un acuerdo sin necesidad de que intervenga el director — we can come to an agreement without any need for the director to intervene

ahora podemos ir de compras sin necesidad de movernos de casa — now we can go shopping without needing to leave the house

e) (=cosa necesaria) [personal] need; [objetiva] necessity

satisfacer las necesidades de algn — to satisfy sb's needs

para un representante un coche no es un lujo, es una necesidad — for a sales rep, a car is not a luxury, it's a necessity

2) (=pobreza) need

están en la mayor necesidad — they are in great need

3) (=apuro) tight spot

encontrarse en una necesidad — to be in a tight spot

4) pl necesidades

a) (=privaciones) hardships

• pasar necesidades — to suffer hardship o hardships

b)

- hacer sus necesidades

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femenino

1)

a) (urgencia, falta) need

en caso de necesidad — if necessary, if need be

una imperiosa necesidad — an urgent need

no hay necesidad de que se entere — there's no need for her to know

la necesidad tiene cara de hereje — beggars can't be choosers

la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio — necessity is the mother of invention

b) ( cosa necesaria) necessity, essential

2) ( pobreza) poverty, need

la necesidad lo impulsó a robar — he stole out of necessity o need

3) necesidades femenino plural

a) ( requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)

b) ( privaciones) hardship

pasaron muchas necesidades — they underwent great hardship

c)

hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)

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= necessity, need, requirement, want, exigency, urge, necessity.

Ex. The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.

Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex. The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.

Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex. Books may be useful to many people, but it is by no means common for them to be necessities.

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* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].

* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.

* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.

* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.

* adecuar a una necesidad = suit + purpose, tailor to + demand.

* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.

* amoldarse a las necesidades de = bend to + the needs of.

* análisis de necesidades = needs assessment, needs analysis.

* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* atender a una necesidad = meet + need, speak to + need.

* atender las necesidades = provide for + needs.

* atender una necesidad = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need.

* comprobación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* comprobar las necesidades económicas = means test.

* confirmar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.

* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.

* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.

* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.

* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.

* diagnosticar las necesidades de = diagnose + needs.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.

* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).

* estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias = coping strategy, coping skill.

* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.

* evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* evaluación de necesidades = needs assessment.

* evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.

* existir una necesidad de = there + be + call for.

* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.

* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.

* hacer que Algo sea pertinente a las necesidades de Algo o Alguien = make + Nombre + relevant to.

* insistir en la necesidad de = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need for.

* justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.

* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.

* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.

* necesidad apremiante = desperate need.

* necesidad corporal = bodily function.

* necesidad de información = information need.

* necesidad económica = economic necessity, economic need.

* necesidades de espacio = space requirements.

* necesidad extrema = dire need.

* necesidad humana = human need.

* necesidad imperiosa = desperate need.

* necesidad informativa = information need.

* necesidad urgente = desperate need, urgent need.

* necesidad visceral = visceral need.

* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.

* no tener la necesidad de usar Algo = have + no use for.

* orientado hacia unas necesidades = need oriented.

* plantear la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* prever una necesidad = project + need.

* producto de la necesidad = born of necessity.

* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* recalcar la necesidad = stress + the need.

* regla de la necesidad = purpose rule.

* resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.

* resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.

* resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.

* responder a una necesidad = address + need.

* satisfacer las necesidades = provide for + needs.

* satisfacer las necesidades de = provide for.

* satisfacer una necesidad = match + need, match + requirement, meet + need, meet + requirement, satisfy + need, satisfy + requirement, accommodate + need, fulfil + need.

* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.

* sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.

* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.

* surgir una necesidad = need + arise.

* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.

* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.

* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (urgencia, falta) need

en caso de necesidad — if necessary, if need be

una imperiosa necesidad — an urgent need

no hay necesidad de que se entere — there's no need for her to know

la necesidad tiene cara de hereje — beggars can't be choosers

la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio — necessity is the mother of invention

b) ( cosa necesaria) necessity, essential

2) ( pobreza) poverty, need

la necesidad lo impulsó a robar — he stole out of necessity o need

3) necesidades femenino plural

a) ( requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)

b) ( privaciones) hardship

pasaron muchas necesidades — they underwent great hardship

c)

hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)

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= necessity, need, requirement, want, exigency, urge, necessity.

Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.

Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.

Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex: Books may be useful to many people, but it is by no means common for them to be necessities.

* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].

* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.

* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.

* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.

* adecuar a una necesidad = suit + purpose, tailor to + demand.

* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.

* amoldarse a las necesidades de = bend to + the needs of.

* análisis de necesidades = needs assessment, needs analysis.

* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* atender a una necesidad = meet + need, speak to + need.

* atender las necesidades = provide for + needs.

* atender una necesidad = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need.

* comprobación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* comprobar las necesidades económicas = means test.

* confirmar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.

* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.

* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.

* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.

* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.

* diagnosticar las necesidades de = diagnose + needs.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.

* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).

* estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias = coping strategy, coping skill.

* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.

* evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* evaluación de necesidades = needs assessment.

* evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.

* existir una necesidad de = there + be + call for.

* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.

* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.

* hacer que Algo sea pertinente a las necesidades de Algo o Alguien = make + Nombre + relevant to.

* insistir en la necesidad de = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need for.

* justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.

* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.

* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.

* necesidad apremiante = desperate need.

* necesidad corporal = bodily function.

* necesidad de información = information need.

* necesidad económica = economic necessity, economic need.

* necesidades de espacio = space requirements.

* necesidad extrema = dire need.

* necesidad humana = human need.

* necesidad imperiosa = desperate need.

* necesidad informativa = information need.

* necesidad urgente = desperate need, urgent need.

* necesidad visceral = visceral need.

* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.

* no tener la necesidad de usar Algo = have + no use for.

* orientado hacia unas necesidades = need oriented.

* plantear la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* prever una necesidad = project + need.

* producto de la necesidad = born of necessity.

* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* recalcar la necesidad = stress + the need.

* regla de la necesidad = purpose rule.

* resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.

* resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.

* resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.

* responder a una necesidad = address + need.

* satisfacer las necesidades = provide for + needs.

* satisfacer las necesidades de = provide for.

* satisfacer una necesidad = match + need, match + requirement, meet + need, meet + requirement, satisfy + need, satisfy + requirement, accommodate + need, fulfil + need.

* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.

* sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.

* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.

* surgir una necesidad = need + arise.

* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.

* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.

* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.

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necesidad

feminine

A

1 (urgencia, falta) need

en caso de necesidad me lo prestará she'll lend it to me if necessary o if need be

una imperiosa necesidad an urgent o a pressing need

tengo necesidad de unas vacaciones I'm in need of o I need a break

¿qué necesidad hay de decírselo? do we/you have to tell her?, is there any need to tell her?

no hay necesidad de que se entere there's no need for her to know

subrayó la necesidad de que permaneciera secreto he emphasized the need for it to remain secret

hacer de la necesidad virtud to make a virtue of necessity

la necesidad tiene cara de hereje beggars can't be choosers

la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of invention

2 (cosa necesaria) necessity, essential

no es un lujo sino una necesidad it is not a luxury but a necessity o an essential

B (pobreza) poverty, need

viven en la necesidad they live in poverty, they are very poor o needy

la necesidad lo impulsó a robar he stole out of necessity o need, poverty drove him to steal

su muerte los dejó en la más absoluta necesidad his death left them in extreme poverty

C

(inevitabilidad): tienen que hacer transbordo en Irún por necesidad you have no alternative but to change trains at Irún

una herida mortal de necesidad ( period); a fatal wound

D necesidades fpl

1 (requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)

no podremos satisfacer sus necesidades we will be unable to meet your requirements o needs

2 (privaciones) hardship

sufrieron or pasaron muchas necesidades they suffered a great deal of hardship

3

hacer sus necesidades ( euf); to relieve oneself ( euph)

saca al perro a hacer sus necesidades take the dog out to do his business ( euph)

se hace sus necesidades encima he dirties o soils himself ( euph)

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necesidad sustantivo femenino
1
a) (urgencia, falta) need;

◊ no hay necesidad de que se entere there's no need for her to know;

en caso de necesidad if necessary, if need be
b) ( cosa necesaria) necessity, essential

c) ( pobreza) poverty, need

2
◊ necesidades sustantivo femenino plural

a) ( requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)

b) ( privaciones) hardship;

◊ pasar necesidades to suffer hardship

c)

◊ hacer sus necesidades (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)

necesidad sustantivo femenino
1 necessity, need: sentí la necesidad de abrazarla, I felt the need to hug her
tengo necesidad de llorar, I need to cry
por necesidad, of necessity
2 (dificultad económica) hardship: pasan mucha necesidad, they suffer hardship
' necesidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuciante
- caso
- haber
- primera
- primero
- remediar
- saciar
- satisfacer
- sueño
- apremiante
- artículo
- creciente
- cubrir
- por
- resaltar
- tener
English:
basic
- consuming
- crying
- demand
- desperate
- must
- necessity
- need
- neediness
- of
- overwhelming
- pinch
- requirement
- sore
- staple
- want

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necesidad nf

1. [en general] need;

discutieron la necesidad de detener la violencia they discussed the need to stop the violence;

en esta oficina tenemos una urgente necesidad de espacio we are in urgent need of more space in this office;

no veo la necesidad de darle un premio I don't see any reason to give him a prize;

nos recordaron la necesidad de ser discretos they reminded us of the need for discretion;

tener necesidad de algo to need sth;

no hay necesidad de que se lo digas there's no need for you to tell her;

obedecer a la necesidad (de) to arise from the need (to);

necesidad perentoria urgent need;

puedes hablarme, sin necesidad de gritar there's no need to shout;

se puede comer sin necesidad de calentarlo previamente can be eaten cold, needs no preheating;

de (primera) necesidad essential;

un artículo de primera necesidad a basic commodity

2. [obligación] necessity;

por necesidad out of necessity;

una herida mortal de necesidad a fatal wound

3. [hambre] hunger;
[pobreza] poverty, need;
pasar necesidades to suffer hardship;

la necesidad la obligó a mendigar poverty forced her to beg

4. Euf
tengo que hacer mis necesidades I have to answer a call of nature;

ya estoy harto de que los perros de los vecinos se hagan sus necesidades en la escalera I'm fed up of neighbours' dogs doing their business on the stairs

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necesidad

f

1 need;

en caso de necesidad if necessary;

por necesidad out of necessity;

hacer de la necesidad virtud make a virtue out of a necessity

2 ( cosa esencial) necessity;

de primera necesidad essential

3

:

hacer sus necesidades fam relieve o.s.

4

:

pasar necesidades suffer hardship

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necesidad nf

1) : need, necessity

2) : poverty, want

3) necesidades nfpl

: hardships

4)

hacer sus necesidades : to relieve oneself

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necesidad n

1. (falta) need

la necesidad de afecto de los niños children's need for affection

la necesidad de encontrar una solución the need to find a solution

2. (cosa esencial) necessity [pl. necessities]

para mucha gente un coche es una necesidad a car is a necessity for a lot of people

3. (pobreza) poverty

de primera necesidad essential

pasar necesidades to suffer hardship

por necesidad out of necessity

Spanish-English dictionary > necesidad
9 desperate

'despərət
adjective

1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) desesperado

2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) deseperado

3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) desesperado

•

- desperately
- desperation

desperate adj desesperado

a desperate cry for help una desesperada petición de ayuda

they were desperate for food necesitaban alimentos urgentemente

desperate

tr['despərət]

adjective

1 (reckless, risky) desesperado,-a

■ he made one last desperate attempt hizo un último intento desesperado

■ desperate measures medidas tomadas en la desesperación

2 familiar (in urgent need) desesperado,-a ( for, por)

3 (critical, grave - situation, state) grave, desesperado,-a; (- need) apremiante, urgente

■ a desperate shortage of water una grave escasez de agua

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be desperate for something necesitar urgentemente algo, necesitar desesperadamente algo

■ they're desperate for money necesitan dinero desesperadamente

to be desperate to do something estar que uno se muere por hacer algo

■ he's desperate to get out of the army está que se muere por salir del ejército

■ I'm desperate to go to the toilet! ¡estoy que no aguanto más!

to do something desperate cometer un acto de desesperación, hacer alguna locura

to get desperate empezar a desesperarse

desperate ['dɛspərət] adj

1) hopeless: desesperado, sin esperanzas

2) rash: desesperado, precipitado

3) serious, urgent: grave, urgente, apremiante

a desperate need: una necesidad apremiante

desperate

adj.

• desesperado, -a adj.

• grave adj.

• temerario, -a adj.

'despərət
adjective

1)

a) (frantic, reckless) <person/attempt> desesperado

to be desperate — estar* desesperado

these are desperate measures — éstas son medidas tomadas en la desesperación

b) ( in urgent need) (colloq)

where's the bathroom? I'm desperate! — ¿dónde está el baño? estoy que no (me) aguanto más (fam)

desperate FOR something: she's desperate for work está desesperada por conseguir trabajo; desperate to + INF: I'm desperate to get home — estoy que me muero por llegar a casa (fam)

2) ( critical) <state/situation> grave, desesperado; < need> apremiante

['despǝrɪt]
ADJ
1) [person, act, attempt, situation] desesperado

• to feel desperate — estar desesperado

• to be desperate for sth — necesitar algo urgentemente

I'm desperate (for the lavatory)! * — me muero de ganas de ir al lavabo

• to get or grow desperate — desesperarse

• to resort to desperate measures — recurrir a medidas desesperadas, recurrir a fruto de la de desesperación

• you're going out with her? you must be desperate! — hum ¿sales con esa? ¡muy desesperado debes estar!

• to be in desperate need of sth — necesitar algo urgentemente

• the company's desperate financial position — la crítica posición económica de la empresa

• to do something desperate — cometer un acto desesperado, cometer una locura, hacer algo a la desesperada

• to be desperate to do sth: I was desperate to see her — estaba desesperada por verla, quería verla a toda costa, me moría por verla

she was desperate to find a new job — estaba desesperada por encontrar otro trabajo

both countries are desperate to avoid war — ambos países quieren evitar la guerra a toda costa

2) * (=very bad) [book, film, meal] atroz, pésimo

• the play was pretty desperate — la obra era atroz or pésima

* * *
['despərət]
adjective

1)

a) (frantic, reckless) <person/attempt> desesperado

to be desperate — estar* desesperado

these are desperate measures — éstas son medidas tomadas en la desesperación

b) ( in urgent need) (colloq)

where's the bathroom? I'm desperate! — ¿dónde está el baño? estoy que no (me) aguanto más (fam)

desperate FOR something: she's desperate for work está desesperada por conseguir trabajo; desperate to + INF: I'm desperate to get home — estoy que me muero por llegar a casa (fam)

2) ( critical) <state/situation> grave, desesperado; < need> apremiante

English-spanish dictionary > desperate
10 acuciante

adj.

urgent, pressing.

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acuciante

► adjetivo

1 pressing, urgent

■ un problema acuciante an urgent problem

* * *

ADJ pressing

necesidad acuciante — dire necessity, urgent o pressing need

* * *

adjetivo <necesidad/problema> urgent, pressing; < deseo> burning (before n), ardent

una sed/un hambre acuciante — a raging thirst/a gnawing hunger

* * *

= pressing, acute, ever-pressing.

Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.

Ex. Cooperative collection development is seen as a solution to the ever-pressing problems posed by the 'information explosion'.

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* ser acuciante = be acute.

* * *

adjetivo <necesidad/problema> urgent, pressing; < deseo> burning (before n), ardent

una sed/un hambre acuciante — a raging thirst/a gnawing hunger

* * *

= pressing, acute, ever-pressing.

Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.

Ex: Cooperative collection development is seen as a solution to the ever-pressing problems posed by the 'information explosion'.

* ser acuciante = be acute.

* * *

acuciante, acucioso -sa

adjective

‹necesidad/problema› urgent, pressing; ‹deseo› burning ( before n), ardent

había algo acuciante en la manera como hizo la pregunta there was something urgent in the way he asked the question

lo atormentaba una sed/un hambre acuciante he was tormented by a raging thirst/a gnawing hunger

* * *

acuciante adjetivo urgent, pressing: teníamos una necesidad acuciante de dinero, we had a pressing need for money
' acuciante' also found in these entries:
English:
consuming

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acuciante adj

urgent, pressing;

sentía un deseo acuciante de marcharse she felt an urgent o pressing desire to leave;

éste es el problema más acuciante en estos momentos this is the most urgent o pressing problem at the moment

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acuciante

adj pressing, urgent

* * *

acuciante adj

: pressing, urgent

Spanish-English dictionary > acuciante
11 hurry

1. noun
1) (great haste) Eile, die

what is or why the [big] hurry? — warum die Eile?

in a hurry — eilig

be in a [great or terrible] hurry — es [furchtbar] eilig haben

do something in a hurry — etwas in Eile tun

leave in a hurry — davoneilen

I need it in a hurry — ich brauche es dringend

I shan't ask again in a hurry — (coll.) ich frage so schnell nicht wieder

be in a/not be in a or be in no hurry to do something — es eilig/nicht eilig haben, etwas zu tun

2) (urgent requirement)

there is a hurry for something — etwas ist sehr gefragt

what's the [big] hurry? — wozu die Eile?

there's no hurry — es eilt nicht; es hat keine Eile
2. transitive verb
(transport fast) schnell bringen; (urge to go or act faster) antreiben; (consume fast) hinunterschlingen [Essen]

hurry one's work — seine Arbeit in zu großer Eile erledigen
3. intransitive verb
sich beeilen; (to or from place) eilen

hurry downstairs/out/in — nach unten/nach draußen/nach drinnen eilen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/87980/hurry_along">hurry along

- hurry on

- hurry through

- hurry up

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1. verb
1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) sich beeilen, drängen

2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) eilig bringen
2. noun
1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) die Hast

2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) die Eile

•

- hurried
- hurriedly
- in a hurry
- hurry up
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hur·ry

[ˈhʌri, AM ˈhɜ:ri]

I. n no pl Eile f, Hast f

what's [all] the \hurry? wozu die Eile?

I'm in no \hurry to leave home ich habe vorläufig noch nicht vor, auszuziehen

I need that money in a \hurry ich brauche das Geld sofort

he won't do that again in a \hurry das wird er so schnell nicht mehr machen

there's no [great] \hurry es hat keine Eile [o eilt nicht]

in my \hurry to leave on time I left my keys behind in der Hektik des Aufbruchs habe ich meine Schlüssel liegen gelassen

to not forget sth in a \hurry etw so bald [o schnell] nicht vergessen

to leave in a \hurry hastig [o überstürzt] aufbrechen

II. vi

<- ie->

sich akk beeilen

there's no need to \hurry lassen Sie sich ruhig Zeit

III. vt

<- ie->

▪ to \hurry sb jdn hetzen [o fam scheuchen]

I hate to \hurry you, but... ich will ja nicht drängen, aber...

I won't be hurried into making a snap decision ich lass' mich nicht dazu drängen, etwas zu entscheiden, ohne dass ich vorher darüber nachgedacht habe

he was hurried to hospital er wurde eilig ins Krankenhaus geschafft

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['hʌrɪ]
1. n
Eile f
in my hurry to get it finished... — vor lauter Eile, damit fertig zu werden...

to do sth in a hurry — etw schnell or (too fast) hastig tun

I need it in a hurry — ich brauche es schnell or eilig or dringend

to be in a hurry — es eilig haben, in Eile sein

I'm in no particular hurry — ich habe es nicht besonders eilig

I'm in no hurry to leave home — ich will nicht so schnell von zu Hause ausziehen

I won't do that again in a hurry! (inf) — das mache ich so schnell nicht wieder!

what's the hurry? — was soll die Eile or Hast?

what's your hurry? — warum ( hast dus) so eilig?

is there any hurry for it? — eilt es damit?, eilt das?

there's no hurry — es eilt nicht, es hat Zeit

2. vi
sich beeilen; (= run/go quickly) laufen, eilen (geh)
there's no need to hurry — kein Grund zur Eile

can't you make her hurry? — kannst du sie nicht zur Eile antreiben?

don't hurry! — lass dir Zeit!, immer mit der Ruhe! (inf)

I must hurry back — ich muss schnell zurück

3. vt
person (= make act quickly) (zur Eile) antreiben; (= make move quickly) scheuchen (inf); work etc beschleunigen, schneller machen; (= do too quickly) überstürzen
troops were hurried to the spot — es wurden schleunigst Truppen dorthin gebracht

don't hurry me — hetz mich nicht so!

don't hurry your meals — schling das Essen nicht so runter!

I won't be hurried into a decision — ich lasse mich nicht zu einer schnellen Entscheidung drängen

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hurry [ˈhʌrı; US besonders ˈhɜriː]

A s

1. Hast f, Eile f:

be in a (great) hurry es (sehr) eilig haben ( to do sth etwas zu tun), in (großer) Eile sein;

be in no hurry es nicht eilig haben ( to do sth etwas zu tun);

I’m in no hurry auch ich hab Zeit;

be in no hurry to do sth

a) nicht darauf erpicht sein, etwas zu tun,

b) etwas nicht tun wollen;

I am in no hurry for you to do it es eilt mir nicht, dass du es tust; lass dir ruhig Zeit damit;

do sth in a hurry etwas eilig oder hastig tun, sich keine Zeit mit etwas lassen;

I need it in a hurry ich brauche es schnell oder dringend;

in my hurry I left my umbrella at home vor lauter Eile vergaß ich meinen Schirm zu Hause;

in my hurry to catch the train I … ich hatte es so eilig, den Zug zu erreichen, dass ich …;

you will not beat that in a hurry umg das machst du nicht so schnell oder so leicht nach;

in the hurry of business im Drang der Geschäfte;

no hurry lass dir Zeit!;

there is no hurry es hat keine Eile, es eilt nicht

2. Hetze f, Wirbel m:

the hurry of daily life

3. MUS (Trommel- etc) Wirbel m

B v/t

1. schnell oder eilig befördern oder bringen:

hurry through eine Gesetzesvorlage etc durchpeitschen umg

2. oft hurry up

a) jemanden antreiben, hetzen,

b) etwas beschleunigen:

hurry one’s pace seinen Schritt beschleunigen

3. etwas übereilen:

hurry one’s shot SPORT überhastet schießen

C v/i

1. eilen, hasten:

hurry after sb jemandem nacheilen;

hurry away ( oder off) wegeilen;

hurry over sth etwas flüchtig oder hastig erledigen

2. oft hurry up sich beeilen:

hurry up! (mach) schnell!

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1. noun
1) (great haste) Eile, die

what is or why the [big] hurry? — warum die Eile?

in a hurry — eilig

be in a [great or terrible] hurry — es [furchtbar] eilig haben

do something in a hurry — etwas in Eile tun

leave in a hurry — davoneilen

I need it in a hurry — ich brauche es dringend

I shan't ask again in a hurry — (coll.) ich frage so schnell nicht wieder

be in a/not be in a or be in no hurry to do something — es eilig/nicht eilig haben, etwas zu tun

2) (urgent requirement)

there is a hurry for something — etwas ist sehr gefragt

what's the [big] hurry? — wozu die Eile?

there's no hurry — es eilt nicht; es hat keine Eile
2. transitive verb
(transport fast) schnell bringen; (urge to go or act faster) antreiben; (consume fast) hinunterschlingen [Essen]

hurry one's work — seine Arbeit in zu großer Eile erledigen
3. intransitive verb
sich beeilen; (to or from place) eilen

hurry downstairs/out/in — nach unten/nach draußen/nach drinnen eilen

Phrasal Verbs:

- hurry along

- hurry on

- hurry through

- hurry up

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n.

Eile -n f.

Hast nur sing. f. v.

beeilen v.

eilen v.

English-german dictionary > hurry
12 cambio

m.

1 change.

se ha producido un cambio de situación the situation has changed, there has been a change in the situation

a las primeras de cambio at the first opportunity

cambio climático climate change (calentamiento global)

cambio de domicilio change of address

cambio horario = putting clocks back or forward one hour (bianual)

cambio de gobierno change of government

cambio de rasante (automobiles) brow of a hill

cambio de sentido U-turn

2 exchange (intercambio).

(oficina de) cambio bureau de change (en letrero)

a cambio (de) in exchange o return (for)

no pido nada a cambio I'm not asking for anything back o in return

3 change (monedas).

nos hemos quedado sin cambio(s) we're out of change

¿tiene cambio de cinco mil? have you got change of o for five thousand?

quédese con el cambio keep the change

4 price (finance) (de acciones).

libre cambio free trade; (comercio) floating exchange rates (de divisas)

5 substitution, change (sport) (sustitución).

hacer un cambio to make a substitution o change

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cambiar.

* * *

cambio

► nombre masculino

1 change, changing

■ un cambio de tiempo a change in the weather

2 (intercambio) exchange, exchanging

■ cambio de impresiones exchange of views

3 (dinero suelto) change, loose change; (vuelta) change

■ ¿me puedes dar cambio de cien euros? can you change a hundred euros?

■ me has dado mal el cambio you've given me the wrong change

4 (acciones) price, quotation; (divisas) exchange rate

5 (tren) switch

6 AUTOMÓVIL gear change

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a cambio de in exchange for

■ me dio dos libros a cambio del disco he gave me two books in exchange for the record

a las primeras de cambio figurado at the first opportunity

en cambio on the other hand, but, whereas

■ tú no puedes cantar, en cambio él sí you can't sing, but he can

caja de cambio AUTOMÓVIL gearbox

cambio automático AUTOMÓVIL automatic transmission

cambio de la guardia changing of the guard

cambio de marchas (acción) gear change 2 (caja) gearbox

cambio de planes change of plans

casa de cambio bureau de change

libre cambio free trade

* * *

noun m.

1) change

2) alteration

3) exchange, swap

•

- a cambio
- en cambio
* * *

SM

1) (=variación) change

ha habido un cambio de planes — there has been a change of plan

el matrimonio supuso un cambio radical en mi vida — marriage meant a complete change in my life

el entrenador ha hecho ya tres cambios en lo que va de partido — the coach has already made three substitutions o changes so far in the match

estamos en la época de cambio entre el otoño y el invierno — we are in the changeover period between autumn and winter

• necesito un cambio de aires — I need a change of scene

• siempre nos veíamos durante el cambio de clase — we always used to meet in the break between classes

• un cambio para mejor/peor — a change for the better/worse

cambio climático — climatic change

cambio de agujas — (Ferro) points junction, switch junction (EEUU)

cambio de domicilio — change of address

cambio de gobierno — [completo] change of government; [parcial] reshuffle

cambio de guardia — changing of the guard

cambio de impresiones — exchange of views

cambio de la marea — turn of the tide

cambio de línea — (Inform) line feed

cambio de marchas — (=acción) gear change; (=mecanismo) gear stick, gearshift (EEUU)

hacer el cambio de marchas — to change gear

un coche con cambio automático de marchas — a car with an automatic gearbox

cambio de opinión — change of opinion, turn in opinion

cambio de página — (Inform) form feed

cambio de pareja — change of partners ( in dancing)

cambio de rasante, prohibido adelantar en un cambio de rasante — no overtaking on the brow of a hill

cambio de sentido — change of direction

cambio de sexo — sex change

cambio de tercio — (Taur) change of stage ( in a bullfight)

se produjo un cambio de tercio en la conversación — the conversation changed direction o subject

cambio de velocidades — = cambio de marchas

cambio de vía — (Ferro) points pl, switches pl (EEUU)

hacer el cambio de vía — to go through the points o switches

cambio genético — genetic change

2) (=intercambio) exchange, swap *

hicimos un cambio de coche — we exchanged cars, we swapped cars *

salimos ganando con el cambio — the exchange worked out in our favour

3) (Econ)

a) (=dinero suelto) change

no tengo cambio para el teléfono — I don't have any change for the phone

¿tienes cambio de 50 euros? — do you have change for 50 euros?, can you change 50 euros?

quédese con el cambio — keep the change

te han dado mal el cambio — they've given you the wrong change

b) [de moneda extranjera] (=tipo) exchange rate

son 40 dólares al cambio — that is 40 dollars at the current exchange rate

al cambio del mes de febrero — at the February exchange rate

Cambio — Bureau de Change, Change

cambio a término — forward exchange

cambio de divisas — foreign exchange

4)

• a cambio — in return, in exchange

lo ganó todo sin ceder nada a cambio — he won it all without giving anything in return

"admitimos su coche usado a cambio" — "cars taken in part exchange", "trade-ins accepted"

• a cambio de — in return for, in exchange for

reclamaba dinero a cambio de su silencio — he demanded money in return o exchange for keeping quiet (about it)

5)

• en cambio — whereas

yo nunca llego a tiempo, en cambio ella es muy puntual — I never arrive on time, whereas she is very punctual

¿pero qué ha sucedido en cambio? — but instead, what has happened?

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (alteración, modificación) change

cambio de algo — <de planes/domicilio> change of something

un brusco cambio de temperatura — a sudden change in temperature

un cambio de aires or ambiente — a change of scene

una operación de cambio de sexo — a sex-change operation

a la primera de cambio — (fam) at the first opportunity

b) (Auto) gearshift (AmE), gear change (BrE)

meta el cambio — (AmL) put it in gear

un coche con cinco cambios — (AmL) a car with a five-speed gearbox

- cambio de escena

- cambio de guardia

- cambio de marchas o velocidades

- cambio de marchas automático

- cambio de rasante

- cambio de vía

2)

a) ( canje) exchange

saliste perdiendo con el cambio — you lost out in the deal

no se admiten cambios — goods cannot be exchanged

b) (en locs)

a cambio (de) — in exchange (for), in return (for)

en cambio: a él le gusta a mí en cambio no he likes it but I don't; el autobús es agotador, en cambio el tren es muy agradable — the bus is exhausting; the train however o on the other hand is very pleasant

3)

a) (Fin) ( de moneda extranjera) exchange

cambio de divisas — foreign exchange

¿a cómo está el cambio? — what's the exchange rate?

cambio — bureau de change, change

al cambio del día — at the current exchange rate; libre I 1)

b) ( diferencia) change

me ha dado mal el cambio — he's given me the wrong change

c) ( dinero suelto) change

¿tienes cambio de mil? — can you change a thousand pesetas?

necesito cambio — I need some change

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (alteración, modificación) change

cambio de algo — <de planes/domicilio> change of something

un brusco cambio de temperatura — a sudden change in temperature

un cambio de aires or ambiente — a change of scene

una operación de cambio de sexo — a sex-change operation

a la primera de cambio — (fam) at the first opportunity

b) (Auto) gearshift (AmE), gear change (BrE)

meta el cambio — (AmL) put it in gear

un coche con cinco cambios — (AmL) a car with a five-speed gearbox

- cambio de escena

- cambio de guardia

- cambio de marchas o velocidades

- cambio de marchas automático

- cambio de rasante

- cambio de vía

2)

a) ( canje) exchange

saliste perdiendo con el cambio — you lost out in the deal

no se admiten cambios — goods cannot be exchanged

b) (en locs)

a cambio (de) — in exchange (for), in return (for)

en cambio: a él le gusta a mí en cambio no he likes it but I don't; el autobús es agotador, en cambio el tren es muy agradable — the bus is exhausting; the train however o on the other hand is very pleasant

3)

a) (Fin) ( de moneda extranjera) exchange

cambio de divisas — foreign exchange

¿a cómo está el cambio? — what's the exchange rate?

cambio — bureau de change, change

al cambio del día — at the current exchange rate; libre I 1)

b) ( diferencia) change

me ha dado mal el cambio — he's given me the wrong change

c) ( dinero suelto) change

¿tienes cambio de mil? — can you change a thousand pesetas?

necesito cambio — I need some change

* * *

cambio¹

¹ = adaptive response, alteration, change, editing, modulation, move, recasting, redesign, rotation, shift, transfer, transformation, changeover [change-over], disturbance, mutation, permeability, reformation, switchover, reverse, shift away from, shifting, changing of the guard, swing, bartering, switch, switching, change.

Ex: It is too early to assess the success of the adaptive responses which have been instituted in most SLIS.

Ex: A musical adaptation is a musical work that represents a distinct alteration of another work (e.g. a free transcription), a work that paraphrases parts of various works or the general style of another composer, or a work that is merely based on other music (e.g. variations on a them).

Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.

Ex: To ensure further that all the index entries generated by chain procedure are indeed helpful, the initial analysis of the chain may require editing.

Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.

Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.

Ex: This kind of large-scale recasting offers an opportunity for the scheme to go forward rather than stagnate until it is completely taken by events.

Ex: This action was the redesign of the enquiry form in order to elicit more information from the enquirer.

Ex: The entries that result from the rotation mechanism have standard layout, punctuation and typography, all of which have been pre-programmed.

Ex: Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.

Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.

Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.

Ex: The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.

Ex: A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.

Ex: The very meanings of words like 'library' and 'university' are about to undergo mutations too radical to conceive, much less predict = Los significados mismos de palabras como "biblioteca" y "universidad" están a punto de experimentar cambios demasiado radicales de concevir y cuanto mucho menos de predecir.

Ex: There is greater permeability than before between different types of library at the start of a career but, once settled in a post, fewer librarians than before change from one type of library to another.

Ex: The author presents suggestions for the reformation of medical library education.

Ex: The transition date for the switchover is 1 Oct 2000.

Ex: Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.

Ex: This article discusses the effects of changes in the economy on the distribution of work in libraries which indicate a shift away from its female origins.

Ex: This article considers the use of a spreadsheet in the shifting of periodicals collections in order to save time.

Ex: The recent reorganization has resulted in a merger of the academic and public divisions and a changing of the guard among the company's top officials.

Ex: The addition of new feedback techniques produced a significant swing in favour of the application.

Ex: Holdings will become increasingly important as a bartering tool to gain additional access benefits.

Ex: Office automation have brought about a switch to a paperless office.

Ex: These 'spuriously loyal' customers are not willing to churn just because of switching costs.

Ex: Most libraries maintain a small cash float for the giving of change and, in addition, money/ is received in payment of fines.

* a cambio = in return.

* a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* aceptar el cambio = embrace + change.

* aceptar un cambio = accommodate + change.

* adaptarse al cambio = accommodate to + change, adapt to + change.

* adaptarse a los cambios = flow with + the tides.

* adoptar un cambio = adopt + change, accommodate + change.

* agente de cambio = agent of(for) change, force for change, force of change.

* agente del cambio = change agent.

* aires de cambio = wind(s) of change, the, seas of change, the.

* cambio a = flight to.

* cambio brusco = revulsion, flip-flop.

* cambio brusco de velocidad del viento = wind shear.

* cambio climático = climate change, climatic change.

* cambio cualitativo = step change, qualitative change.

* cambio cuantitativo = quantitative change.

* cambio cultural = cultural change.

* cambio de actitud = change in attitude, change of heart.

* cambio de aires = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene, greener pastures, pastures new.

* cambio de ambiente = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.

* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.

* cambio de ciudadanía = change of citizenship.

* cambio de dirección = change of hands.

* cambio de dueño = change of hands.

* cambio de énfasis = shift of emphasis, shift in emphasis.

* cambio de entorno = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.

* cambio de hora estacional = daylight saving time.

* cambio de idea = change of heart, change of mind.

* cambio de imagen = makeover [make-over], makeover [make-over].

* cambio de instalación eléctrica = rewiring.

* cambio de la guardia = changing of the guard.

* cambio de look = lick of paint.

* cambio de lugar = relocation.

* cambio de manos = change of hands.

* cambio de mirada = gaze-shift.

* cambio demográfico = population trend.

* cambio de nacionalidad = change of citizenship.

* cambio de nombre = rebranding.

* cambio de opinión = change of heart, change of mind.

* cambio de orientación = paradigm change, paradigm shift.

* cambio de paradigma = paradigm change, paradigm shift.

* cambio de parecer = change of heart, change of mind.

* cambio de procedimiento = procedural change.

* cambio de propietario = change of hands.

* cambio de proveedor = churn.

* cambio de registro = code switching.

* cambio de residencia = resettlement.

* cambio de servicio = churn.

* cambio de sexo = sex change.

* cambio de título = title change.

* cambio escénico = scene changing.

* cambio estacional = seasonal change.

* cambio hormonal = hormonal change.

* cambio inesperado = twist.

* cambio institucional = institutional change.

* cambio metereológico = weather modification.

* cambio + ocurrir = change + take place.

* cambio + producirse = change + come about.

* cambio profundo = profound change.

* cambio radical = revulsion, sea change, radical change.

* cambio radical de postura = about-face.

* cambio revolucionario = revolutionary change.

* cambios = second thoughts, ebb and flow.

* cambio social = social change, societal change.

* cambio + suceder = change + take place.

* cambio + tener lugar = change + take place.

* cambio total = turnabout [turn-about], turnaround.

* cambio transformador = transformative change, transforming change.

* cambio traumático = traumatic change.

* cambio vertiginoso = spiral of change.

* clima de cambio = climate of change.

* efectuar cambios = wreak + changes.

* efectuar un cambio = effect + change.

* elemento de cambio = agent of(for) change.

* en cambio = by contrast, in contrast, instead, shifting, by comparison.

* en constante cambio = ever-changing [ever changing], ever-fluid, on the move, fast changing [fast-changing], ever-shifting.

* en continuo cambio = constantly shifting, ever-changing [ever changing], ever-shifting.

* en estado de cambio = in a state of flux.

* enfrentarse a los cambios = cope with + change.

* en proceso de cambio = changing.

* estado de cambio = state of flux.

* estar en estado de cambio = be in flux.

* estar en proceso de cambio = be in flux.

* estar sujeto a cambios = be written in sand, not stone, be subject to change.

* experimentar un cambio = bring about + change, undergo + modification, undergo + change, undergo + transition.

* experimentar un cambio + Adjetivo = take + a + Adjetivo + turn.

* hacer cambios en la búsqueda = renegotiate + search.

* hacer cambios indebidamente = tamper (with).

* hacer el cambio = make + the change.

* hacer frente al cambio = manage + change.

* hacer frente a un cambio = meet + change.

* hacer un cambio = make + change.

* impulsor del cambio = driver of change.

* introducir un cambio = bring + change.

* libre cambio = laissez-faire.

* línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la = International Date Line, the.

* lograr un cambio = accomplish + change.

* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* momento clave del cambio = tipping point.

* moneda de cambio = bargaining chip.

* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.

* motor del cambio = driver of change.

* no hacer ningún cambio = stand + pat.

* no sufrir cambios = remain + normal.

* ocasionar un cambio = bring about + change, trigger + change.

* operación de cambio de sexo = sex-change surgery, sex-change operation.

* permanecer sin cambios = remain + unchanged.

* proceso de cambio = process of change.

* producir un cambio = effect + change, produce + change, trigger + change.

* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.

* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.

* reacio al cambio = resistant to change.

* realizar un cambio = make + alteration, implement + change.

* repercusiones del cambio = impact of change.

* resistente al cambio = resistant to change.

* ritmo del cambio = rate of change, pace of change.

* ser susceptible de cambios = be subject to change.

* sin cambio = inviolate.

* sin cambios = monotone, stable, undisturbed, unchanged, unmodified, unaltered, unedited.

* subsidio para cambio de residencia = resettlement allowance.

* suceder un cambio = occur + change.

* sucesión de cambios bruscos = roller coaster ride, roller coaster.

* sufrir un cambio = experience + change, undergo + change.

* suponer un cambio = bring about + change.

* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.

cambio²

² = loose change.

Ex: Forget climate change, voters want more loose change.

* bolsa de cambio = stock exchange.

* cambio de divisas = currency rate, currency exchange.

* cambio de moneda = exchange rate, foreign exchange, currency exchange rate, market rate of exchange, foreign exchange rate, currency rate, rate of exchange, currency exchange.

* letra de cambio = bill of exchange.

* oficina de cambio = exchange office, currency exchange bureau, exchange bureau.

* tipo de cambio = exchange rate, rate of exchange.

* variación de los tipos de cambio = exchange rate change.

cambio³

³ = gear, derailleur.

Nota: De bicicleta.

Ex: Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.

Ex: There is a front and a rear derailleur on most modern bikes.

* palanca de cambio = shifter.

* * *

cambio

masculine

A

1 (alteración, modificación) change

el cambio que ha tenido lugar en él the change he has undergone

cambio DE algo:

un brusco cambio de temperatura a sudden change in temperature

lo que tú necesitas es un cambio de aires or ambiente what you need is a change of scene

ha habido un cambio de planes there's been a change of plan

una operación de cambio de sexo a sex-change operation

cambio de uso del suelo change of land use ( in urban planning)

a la primera de cambio ( fam); at the first opportunity, the first thing you know ( colloq)

2 ( Auto) gearshift ( AmE), gear change ( BrE)

hacer un cambio to change gear

meta el cambio ( AmL); put it in gear

un coche con cinco cambios ( AmL); a car with a five-speed gearbox

caja

Compuestos:

● cambio climático

climate change

● cambio de domicilio

change of address

● cambio de escena

scene change

● cambio de guardia

change of guard, changing of the guard

● cambio de jugada

audible

● cambio de marchas

(dispositivo) transmission ( AmE), gearbox ( BrE); (acción) gearshift ( AmE), gear change ( BrE)

● cambio de marchas automático

automatic gearshift ( AmE) o ( BrE) gearbox

● cambio de marchas manual

manual gearshift ( AmE) o ( BrE) gearbox

● cambio de rasante

brow of a hill

● cambio de seña

audible

● cambio de sentido

( Auto) junction

● cambio de velocidades

cambio de marchas

● cambio de vía

switch ( AmE), points (pl) ( BrE)

B

1 (canje) exchange

creo que has salido perdiendo con el cambio I think you've lost out in the deal

[ S ] no se admiten cambios ni devoluciones goods cannot be exchanged or returned

2 ( en locs):

a cambio in exchange, in return

a cambio de in exchange for, in return for

estoy dispuesto a hacerlo a cambio de un pequeño favor I'm prepared to do it in exchange o in return for a small favor

daría cualquier cosa a cambio de un poco de paz I'd do anything for a bit of peace

en cambio: a él le parece espléndido; a mí, en cambio, no me gusta he thinks it's wonderful, but personally I don't like it

el viaje en autobús es agotador, en cambio irse en tren es muy agradable the bus journey is exhausting whereas o but if you go by train it's very pleasant, the bus journey is exhausting; if you go by train, however o on the other hand, it is very pleasant

C

1 ( Fin) (de moneda extranjera) exchange

cambio de divisas foreign exchange

¿a cómo está el cambio? what's the exchange rate?

[ S ] cambio bureau de change, change

al cambio del día at the current exchange rate

libre¹ (↑ libre (1))

2 (diferencia) change

quédese con el cambio keep the change

me ha dado mal el cambio he's given me the wrong change

3 (dinero menudo) change

¿tienes cambio de diez? can you change ten euros?

necesito cambio para el teléfono I need some change for the telephone

Compuestos:

● cambio del día

daily exchange rate o rate of exchange

● cambio de moneda

foreign exchange

* * *

Del verbo cambiar: ( conjugate cambiar)

cambio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cambió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
cambiar
cambio
cambiar ( conjugate cambiar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen/persona› to change

b) (de lugar, posición):

◊ cambio los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around;

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase
c) ( reemplazar) ‹pieza/fecha/sábanas› to change;

◊ le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock;

cambiole el nombre a algo to change the name of sth
d) ‹niño/bebé› to change

e) (Fin) to change;

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2 ( canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE);
cambio algo por algo ‹sellos/estampas› to swap o (esp AmE) trade sth for sth;
‹ compra› to exchange o change sth for sth;
◊ ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? do you want me to swap o change places with you?

verbo intransitivo
a) [ciudad/persona] to change;

◊ cambio para peor to change for the worse;

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking
b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change;

◊ cambio de avión/tren to change planes/train

d) cambio de algo ‹de tema/canal/color› to change sth;

◊ cambio de idea to change one's mind;

cambio de sentido to make (AmE) o (BrE) do a U-turn
cambiarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ( de ropa) to change, get changed

b) ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change;

cambiose de algo ‹de camisa/zapatos› to change sth;
◊ me cambié de sitio I changed places;

cambiose de casa to move house;
cámbiate de camisa change your shirt
c) cambiose por algn to change places with sb

d) ( recípr) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

cambio sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( alteración) change;

cambio de algo ‹de planes/domicilio› change of sth;
un cambio de aire(s) or ambiente a change of scene
b) (Auto) gearshift (AmE), gear change (BrE);

◊ un coche con cinco cambios (AmL) a car with a five-speed gearbox;

cambio de sentido U-turn
2
a) ( canje) exchange;

( on signs) no se admiten cambios goods cannot be exchanged
b) ( en locs)

◊ a cambio (de) in exchange (for), in return (for);

en cambio: el viaje en autobús es agotador, en cambio en tren es muy agradable the bus journey is exhausting;

by train however o on the other hand is very pleasant
3
a) (Fin) ( de moneda extranjera) exchange;

◊ cambio de divisas foreign exchange;

¿a cómo está el cambio? what's the exchange rate?;

( on signs) cambio bureau de change, change
b) ( diferencia) change;

◊ me ha dado mal el cambio he's given me the wrong change

c) ( dinero suelto) change

cambiar
I verbo transitivo
1 to change
2 (cromos, etc) to swap, (en un comercio) exchange
3 (un tipo de moneda por otro) to change
II verbo intransitivo to change
cambiar de casa, to move (house)
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
cambiar de sitio, to move
cambiar de trabajo, to get another job
cambiar de velocidad, to change gear
cambio sustantivo masculino
1 change
(de opinión) shift
un cambio de impresiones, an exchange of opinions
2 (del dinero) change: ¿tienes cambio de cinco mil?, have you got change for five thousand?
3 Fin (de la moneda extranjera) exchange
(de unas acciones) price
4 Auto gear change
cambio automático, automatic transmission
cambio de rasante, brow of a hill
♦ Locuciones: a cambio de, in exchange for
a las primeras de cambio, at the firsl opportunity
en cambio, on the other hand: él es muy engreído, en cambio ella es muy dulce, he's really conceited; on the other hand she is very sweet
' cambio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrupta
- abrupto
- aguantar
- aire
- alteración
- apreciarse
- benéfica
- benéfico
- biombo
- brutal
- desplazamiento
- experimentar
- girar
- imponerse
- inflexión
- letra
- oscilación
- por
- primera
- primero
- radical
- semblante
- sensible
- tipo
- vaivén
- viraje
- vuelta
- acelerar
- acentuado
- apreciable
- apresurar
- brusco
- cambiar
- cara
- cerrado
- efectuar
- feria
- guardia
- idea
- importante
- inevitable
- lado
- libre
- nuevo
- observar
- operar
- opinión
- producir
- quedar
- rápido
English:
abrupt
- adjustment
- alarmed
- alteration
- bare
- better
- change
- chapter
- conversely
- department
- displacement
- distinct
- draft
- dramatic
- dramatically
- drastic
- euro
- exchange
- exchange rate
- fall
- float
- gearshift
- gearstick
- instead
- intend
- into
- likely
- major
- make
- modification
- occur
- protection money
- rate
- refreshing
- refreshingly
- return
- reversal
- round
- sex change
- shift
- short-change
- slight
- small change
- subject
- substantial
- sudden
- swap for
- sweep
- sweeping
- swing

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cambio

♦ nm

1. [alteración, modificación] change;

vivimos una época de grandes cambios we live in times of great change;

cambio de actitud change in attitude;

cambio de gobierno change of government;

cambio radical turnabout, turnround;

cambio de tiempo change in the weather;

ha ganado con el cambio de trabajo he has benefited from changing jobs;

con el cambio de política hemos perdido todos we have all lost out as a result of the change in policy;

se ha producido un cambio de situación the situation has changed, there has been a change in the situation;

el cambio al sistema métrico ha sido muy sencillo the changeover to the metric system has been very straightforward;

tu hijo ha pegado un cambio tremendo your son has really changed;

a las primeras de cambio at the first opportunity;

abandonó la carrera a las primeras de cambio she dropped out of the race almost as soon as it had started o shortly after it had started;

cayeron eliminados a las primeras de cambio they fell at the first hurdle

Comp
cambio climático climate change; Ling cambio de código code switching;
cambio de domicilio change of address;

cambio de escena Teatro scene change;
Fig change of scene;
cambio generacional: [m5] el partido necesita un cambio generacional urgente the party is in urgent need of a new generation of leaders;

este joven pintor es un ejemplo del cambio generacional en marcha this young man is one of the new generation of painters who are coming to dominate the artistic scene;

cambio de guardia [ceremonia] changing of the guard;

cambio horario [bianual] = putting clocks back or forward one hour;

cambio hormonal hormonal change;

cambio de imagen image change;

el cambio de milenio the end of the millennium;

cambio de rasante brow of a hill;

cambio de sentido U-turn;

cambio de sexo sex change;
Der cambio de tribunal change of venue; Ferroc cambio de vía Br points, US switch
2. [reemplazo, trueque] exchange;

(oficina de) cambio [en letrero] Br bureau de change, US foreign-exchange bureau;

durante las rebajas no se admiten cambios while the sales are on, goods may not be exchanged;

a cambio (de) in exchange o return (for);

no pido nada a cambio I'm not asking for anything back o in return;

se admite su vieja lavadora a cambio we will take your old washing machine in part exchange;

te dejo el coche a cambio de que lo laves I'll let you use my car if you wash it for me

Comp
Aut cambio de aceite oil change;
cambio de impresiones exchange of views;
Quím cambio iónico ion exchange;
cambio de papeles role reversal

3. [monedas, billetes] change;

¿tiene cambio? have you got any change?;

¿tiene cambio de 5.000? have you got change for o Br of 5,000?;

nos hemos quedado sin cambio(s) we're out of change;

quédese con el cambio keep the change;

me ha dado el cambio incorrecto she gave me the wrong change

4. Fin [de acciones] price;
[de divisas] exchange rate;
ha bajado el cambio del peso the (exchange rate of the) peso has fallen;

los valores eléctricos han mantenido el cambio share prices in the electricity companies have remained steady;

¿a cuánto está el cambio de la libra? what's the exchange rate for the pound?

Comp
cambio base base rate;
cambio extranjero foreign exchange;

cambio medio average exchange rate;

cambio oficial official exchange rate

5. Aut
el cambio es muy duro the gears are rather stiff

Comp
cambio automático automatic transmission;
cambio de marchas [acción] gear change;
[palanca] Br gear stick, US gear shift;
cambio sincronizado [en bicicleta] indexed gear;

cambio de velocidades [acción] gear change;
[palanca] Br gear stick, US gear shift
6. Dep [sustitución] substitution, change;

hacer un cambio to make a substitution o change;

el equipo visitante ha pedido (hacer un) cambio the away team want to make a substitution o change;

el jugador lesionado pidió el cambio al entrenador the injured player signalled to the manager that he wanted to come off

♦ interj
Rad
¡cambio (y corto)! over!;

¡cambio y cierro! over and out!

♦ en cambio loc adv
[por otra parte] on the other hand, however; [en su lugar] instead;
ellos no pueden ayudarnos, en cambio tú sí they can't help us, but o whereas you can;

éste me gusta, en cambio este otro es feo I like this one, but this other one is horrible

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cambio

m

1 change;

cambio de domicilio change of address;

cambio de aires change of scene;

cambio de turno change of shift;

cambio de aceite AUTO oil change;

¡cambio! al hablar por radio over!

2 COM exchange rate;

el cambio del día the day’s (exchange) rate;

libre cambio COM free trade

3 ( suelto)

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¿tiene cambio? do you have change?

4

:

no se admiten cambios goods will not be exchanged

5 en locuciones

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a cambio de in exchange for;

en cambio on the other hand

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cambio nm

1) : change, alteration

2) : exchange

3) : change (money)

4)

en cambio : instead

5)

en cambio : however, on the other hand

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cambio n

1. (en general) change

va a haber cambios en la empresa there are going to be changes in the company

un cambio de imagen a change of image

¿tienes cambio? have you got any change?

2. (divisas) exchange rate

Spanish-English dictionary > cambio
13 bisogno

m need

( mancanza) lack

( fabbisogno) requirements

in caso di bisogno if necessary, if need be

avere bisogno di qualcosa need something

non ce n'è bisogno there is no need

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bisogno s.m.

1 ( necessità) need, necessity; ( mancanza) lack: in caso di bisogno, al bisogno, in case of need (o if necessary); c'è bisogno di un medico, we need (o require) a doctor; c'è bisogno di personale specializzato, there's a lack of qualified personnel; non ci fu bisogno di dirglielo due volte, there was no need (o we didn't have) to tell him twice; non c'è bisogno di dirlo, di dire che, it goes without saying (that) // avere bisogno di qlco., to need (o to want) sthg.; to be short of sthg.: hai bisogno di qualcosa?, do you need (o want) anything?; se hai bisogno sono a tua disposizione, if you need anything I'm always available; i bambini hanno molto bisogno di affetto, children need (o want) a lot of affection; ha sempre bisogno di denaro, he always needs money (o he's always short of money); non darmi consigli: non ne ho bisogno, don't give me advice: I don't need it; questo tetto ha proprio bisogno di riparazioni, this roof really needs to be repaired; ho bisogno di trovare una brava baby-sitter, I've got (o I need) to find a good baby-sitter; ha urgente bisogno del vostro aiuto, he's in urgent need of your help

2 ( povertà) need, poverty: trovarsi nel bisogno, to be in need // il bisogno aguzza l'ingegno, necessity is the mother of invention

3 pl. ( fabbisogno, necessità) needs; requirements: i miei bisogni sono pochi, my needs are few; bisogni materiali, material needs

4 ( bisogno fisiologico): avere un bisogno, to want (o have) to go to the toilet (o fam. to want o have to spend a penny).

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[bi'zoɲɲo]
sostantivo maschile

1) (necessità) need, necessity

in caso di bisogno — if the need arises, if necessary

al bisogno — if need be, when required

secondo il bisogno — according to necessity

senza bisogno di — without the need for o of

avere bisogno di qcs., qcn. — to need sth., sb.

avere un grande bisogno di qcs. — to be in great need for sth.

avere bisogno di fare — to need to do

avere bisogno che qcn. faccia — to need sb. to do

non avere bisogno di commenti — to need no comment

non c'è bisogno di dire che — it goes without saying that

non c'è bisogno di fare — there's no need to do

non c'è bisogno che aspetti — you needn't wait, there's no need for you to wait

c'è bisogno che io venga? — do I have to come?

2) (esigenza) need

soddisfare un bisogno — to satisfy a need

rispondere ai -i di qcn. — to meet sb.'s needs o requirements

provvedere ai -i della propria famiglia — to provide for one's family

ho bisogno di libertà — I need freedom

sentire il bisogno di fare — to feel the need to do

3) (povertà, difficoltà)

essere nel bisogno — to be in need

aiutare qcn. nel momento del bisogno — to help sb. in times of need

per o spinto dal bisogno — out of necessity, need

4) colloq. (necessità fisiologica)

fare i propri -i — [ persona] to spend a penny BE; [ animale] to do its business

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il bisogno aguzza l'ingegno — necessity is the mother of invention

gli amici si riconoscono nel momento del bisogno — a friend in need is a friend indeed

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bisogno

/bi'zoŋŋo/

sostantivo m.

1 (necessità) need, necessity; in caso di bisogno if the need arises, if necessary; al bisogno if need be, when required; secondo il bisogno according to necessity; senza bisogno di without the need for o of; avere bisogno di qcs., qcn. to need sth., sb.; avere un grande bisogno di qcs. to be in great need for sth.; avere bisogno di fare to need to do; avere bisogno che qcn. faccia to need sb. to do; non avere bisogno di commenti to need no comment; non c'è bisogno di dire che it goes without saying that; non c'è bisogno di fare there's no need to do; non c'è bisogno che aspetti you needn't wait, there's no need for you to wait; c'è bisogno che io venga? do I have to come?

2 (esigenza) need; soddisfare un bisogno to satisfy a need; rispondere ai -i di qcn. to meet sb.'s needs o requirements; provvedere ai -i della propria famiglia to provide for one's family; ho bisogno di libertà I need freedom; sentire il bisogno di fare to feel the need to do

3 (povertà, difficoltà) essere nel bisogno to be in need; aiutare qcn. nel momento del bisogno to help sb. in times of need; per o spinto dal bisogno out of necessity, need

4 colloq. (necessità fisiologica) fare i propri -i [ persona] to spend a penny BE; [ animale] to do its business

IDIOMS

il bisogno aguzza l'ingegno necessity is the mother of invention; gli amici si riconoscono nel momento del bisogno a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > bisogno
14 plus

c black plus [ply]

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1. negative adverb

2. comparative adverb

3. superlative adverb

4. conjunction

5. masculine noun

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► Lorsque plus fait partie d'une locution comme d'autant plus, non... plus, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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► ne... plus not any more

• il ne la voit plus he doesn't see her any more

• il n'a plus à s'inquiéter maintenant he doesn't need to worry any more now

• je ne reviendrai plus/plus jamais I won't/I'll never come back again

• il n'a plus dit un mot he didn't say another word

• il n'est plus là he isn't here anymore

• elle n'est plus très jeune she's not as young as she used to be► plus de + nom

• elle ne veut plus de pain she doesn't want any more bread

• elle n'a plus d'argent she's got no money left

• il n'y a plus beaucoup de pain there's hardly any bread left

• t'as plus de pain ? (inf) haven't you got any bread left?► plus que ( = seulement)

il ne nous reste plus qu'à attendre all we've got to do now is wait

• il ne me reste plus qu'à vous dire au revoir it only remains for me to say goodbye

• plus que 5 km only another 5km► plus rien

• il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left

• on n'y voit presque plus rien you can hardly see anything now► plus aucun

• il n'a plus aucun ami he hasn't a single friend left

• il n'y a plus aucun espoir there's no hope left► plus personne

• il n'y a plus personne there's nobody left

• plus personne ne lit plus Boileau nobody reads Boileau these days

2. <

   a. (avec verbe) more

• il devrait lire plus he should read more

• vous travaillez plus que nous you work harder than us

• il ne gagne pas plus que vous he doesn't earn any more than you

   b. (avec adjectif ou adverbe court)

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec la terminaison er.

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• ce fauteuil est plus large this chair is wider

• il court plus vite qu'elle he runs faster than her

• une heure plus tôt an hour earlier

• une heure plus tard an hour later

• elle n'est pas plus grande que sa sœur she isn't any taller than her sister

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► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son comparatif est formé avec ier.

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• elle est plus jolie she's prettier

• elle est plus bête she's sillier

• c'était plus drôle it was funnier

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► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.

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• il est plus gros he's bigger

• il est plus mince he's slimmer

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► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur comparatif avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.

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• il est plus malin he's more cunning

• pour y arriver plus rapidement to get there more quickly

• prends-le plus doucement hold it more gently

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► Attention aux comparatifs irréguliers.

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• c'est plus loin it's further

• c'est plus grave it's worse

   c. (avec adjectif ou adverbe long)

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.

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• il est plus compétent que moi he is more competent than me

• beaucoup plus facilement much more easily

   d. (locutions)

► plus de ( = davantage de) more ; ( = plus que) over

• plus de pain more bread

• il y aura beaucoup plus de monde demain there will be a lot more people tomorrow

• il y aura plus de 100 personnes there will be more than or over 100 people

• il roulait à plus de 100 km/h he was driving at more than or over 100km per hour

• les enfants de plus de 4 ans children over 4

• les plus de 30 ans the over 30s

• il n'y avait pas plus de 10 personnes there were no more than 10 people

• il est plus de 9 heures it's after 9 o'clock► à plus tard ! see you later!

► à plus ! (inf) see you later!

► plus que + adjectif ou adverbe

• un résultat plus qu'honorable a more than honourable result

• plus que jamais more than ever

• j'en ai plus qu'assez ! I've had more than enough of this!► de plus ( = en outre) (en tête de phrase) moreover

• c'est dangereux, de plus c'est illégal it's dangerous, and what's more, it's illegal

• elle a 10 ans de plus she's 10 years older

• il y a dix personnes de plus qu'hier there are ten more people than yesterday

• il me faut une heure de plus I need one more hour

• une fois de plus once again► de plus en plus more and more

• je l'admire de plus en plus I admire her more and more

• aller de plus en plus vite to go faster and faster

• de plus en plus drôle funnier and funnier► en plus ( = en supplément)

les frais d'envoi sont en plus postal charges are not included

• on nous a donné deux verres en plus we were given two extra glasses

• vous n'avez pas une chaise en plus ? you wouldn't have a spare chair?

• en plus de cela on top of that► en plus + adjectif

• il ressemble à sa mère, mais en plus blond he's like his mother only fairer

• je cherche le même genre de maison en plus grand I'm looking for the same kind of house only bigger► ... et plus

• les enfants de six ans et plus children aged six and over► ni plus ni moins

• il est compétent, mais ni plus ni moins que sa sœur he's competent, but neither more nor less so than his sister► plus... moins the more... the less

• plus on le connaît, moins on l'apprécie the more you get to know him, the less you like him► plus... plus the more... the more

• plus il en a, plus il en veut the more he has, the more he wants► plus ou moins ( = à peu près, presque) more or less

• plus ou moins réussi more or less successful

• à plus ou moins long terme sooner or later

• il supporte plus ou moins bien cette situation he just about puts up with the situation

• ils utilisent cette méthode avec plus ou moins de succès they use this method with varying degrees of success► qui plus est moreover

3. <

   a. ► le plus + verbe most

• ce qui m'a frappé le plus what struck me most

• ce qui les a le plus étonnés what surprised them the most

   b. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe court

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison est.

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• c'est le plus grand peintre qui ait jamais vécu he is the greatest painter that ever lived

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► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison iest.

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• c'est la plus jolie she's the prettiest

• c'est la plus bête she's the silliest

• c'est le moment le plus drôle du film it's the funniest bit of the film

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► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.

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• c'est le plus gros he's the biggest

• c'est le plus mince he's the slimmest

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► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur superlatif avec most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.

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• l'enfant le plus doué que je connaisse the most gifted child I know

• c'est la partie la plus ennuyeuse it's the most boring part

• c'est ce que j'ai de plus précieux it's the most precious thing I possess

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► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.

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• le plus petit des deux the smaller of the two

• le plus gentil des jumeaux the nicer of the twins

   c. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe long

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► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec the most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.

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• c'est le plus intéressant it's the most interesting

• la plus belle de toutes mes photos the most beautiful of all my photographs

• c'est la personne la plus désordonnée que je connaisse she's the untidiest person I know

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► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.

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• le plus beau des deux the more beautiful of the two

   d. ► le plus de + nom the most

• c'est le samedi qu'il y a le plus de monde Saturday is when there are most people

• ce qui m'a donné le plus de mal the thing I had most difficulty with

• celui qui a le plus de chances de gagner the one with the best chance of winning

   e. (locutions)

► le plus... possible

• pour y arriver le plus rapidement possible to get there as quickly as possible

• prends-en le plus possible take as much (or as many) as possible► au plus at the most

• ça vaut 100 € au plus it's worth 100 euros at the most

• tout au plus at the very most

• il a trente ans, tout au plus he's thirty at most

• rappelle-moi au plus vite call me back as soon as possible► des plus + adjectif

• une situation des plus embarrassantes a most embarrassing situation

4. <

plus

• deux plus deux font quatre two plus two make four

• tous les voisins, plus leurs enfants all the neighbours, plus their children

• il fait plus deux aujourd'hui it's plus two today

5. <

   a. (Mathematics) (signe) plus plus (sign)

c black   b. ( = avantage) plus

• ici, parler breton est un plus indéniable being able to speak Breton is definitely a plus here

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✦ The s of plus is never pronounced when used in negatives, eg il ne la voit plus. When used in comparatives the s is generally pronounced s, eg il devrait lire plus, although there are exceptions, notably plus preceding an adjective or adverb, eg plus grand, plus vite. Before a vowel sound, the comparative plus is pronounced z, eg plus âgé.

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1. ply, plys, plyz
préposition

8 plus 3 égale 11 — 8 and ou plus 3 equals 11

un dessert plus du café — a dessert and coffee (as well)

plus 10° — plus 10°

2.

adverbe de comparaison

1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif)

le plus — the most

je ne peux pas faire plus — I can do no more, I can't do any more

elle est plus que jolie — she's more than just pretty

elle mange deux fois plus que lui — she eats twice as much as he does

plus j'y pense, moins je comprends — the more I think about it, the less I understand

plus ça va — as time goes on

qui plus est — furthermore, what's more

quel pays aimes-tu le plus? — which country do you like best?

de plus en plus — more and more

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most

deux fois plus cher — twice as expensive ( que as)

c'est le même modèle en plus petit — it's the same model, only smaller

il est on ne peut plus désagréable — he's as unpleasant as can be

il est plus ou moins artiste — he's an artist of sorts

il a été plus ou moins poli — he wasn't particularly polite

ils étaient plus ou moins ivres — they were a bit drunk

un livre des plus intéressants — a most interesting book

de plus en plus difficile — more and more difficult

3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most

trois heures plus tôt/tard — three hours earlier/later

deux fois plus longtemps — twice as long ( que as)

ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous — they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us

il l'a fait plus ou moins bien — he didn't do it very well

de plus en plus loin — further and further

plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué — the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be

3.

adverbe de négation

elle ne fume plus — she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes

plus jamais ça! — never again!

plus besoin de se presser — (colloq) there's no need to hurry any more

il n'y a plus d'œufs — there are no more eggs, there aren't any eggs left

j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture! — I went into the garage, the car was gone!

il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider — only he can help us now

plus que trois jours avant Noël! — only three days left ou to go until Christmas!

4.

plus de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)

deux fois plus de livres que — twice as many books as

c'est lui qui a le plus de livres — he's got the most books

les gens qui posent le plus de problèmes — the people who pose the most problems

plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries — the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have

il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place — quite a few people would like to be in his/her position

2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable)

je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi — I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did

deux fois plus de vin — twice as much wine ( que as)

3) ( avec un numéral)

elle n'a pas plus de 50 disques — she has no more than 50 records

les gens de plus de 60 ans — people over 60

il était déjà bien plus de onze heures — it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock

5.

au plus locution adverbiale at the most

tout au plus — at the very most

6.

de plus locution adverbiale

1) ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more

2) ( en supplément)

deux pommes de plus — two more apples

une fois de plus — once more, once again

9% de plus — 9% more

7.

en plus locution

en plus (de cela) — on top of that

le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus — the same model, only with a sunroof

il a reçu 300 euros en plus de son salaire — he got 300 euros on top of his salary

les taxes en plus — plus tax, tax not included

II plys
nom masculin invariable

1) Mathématique plus

le signe plus — the plus sign

2) (colloq) ( avantage) plus (colloq)

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plus I

A note on pronunciation

plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used

plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi]

plus I

Formation du comparatif des adjectifs et des adverbes en anglais

Deux cas peuvent se présenter

1 adjectifs et adverbes courts

En règle générale on ajoute ‘-er’ à la fin de l'adjectif/adverbe: plus grand/petit/simple = taller/smaller/simpler; plus longtemps/vite = longer/faster

Remarques

- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big/bigger, sad/sadder, dim/dimmer, wet/wetter etc

- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient sunnier, pretty/prettier, happy/happier etc

2 adjectifs et adverbes longs

On ajoute more devant le mot: plus beau/compétent/intéressant = more beautiful/competent/interesting; plus facilement/sérieusement = more easily/seriously

Remarques

- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple peut produire simpler ou more simple, handsome/handsomer ou more handsome etc

- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec more: callous/more callous, cunning/more cunning

- les adverbes se terminant par ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec more: quickly/more quickly, slowly/more slowly etc

Formation du superlatif des adjectifs et des adverbes en anglais

Deux cas peuvent se présenter

1 adjectifs et adverbes courts

En règle générale on ajoute ‘(e)st’ à la fin du mot: le plus grand/petit/simple = the tallest/smallest/simplest; le plus longtemps/vite = the longest/fastest

Remarques

- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big- the biggest, sad- the saddest, dim- the dimmest etc

- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient the sunniest, pretty/the prettiest, happy/the happiest etc

2 adjectifs et adverbes longs

On ajoute the most devant le mot: le plus beau/compétent/intéressant = the most beautiful/competent/interesting; le plus facilement/sérieusement = the most easily/seriously

Remarques

- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple/the simplest ou the most simple, clever/the cleverest ou the most clever etc

- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec the most: callous/the most callous, cunning/the most cunning etc

- les adverbes en ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec the most: quickly/the most quickly, slowly/the most slowly etc

Attention: lorsque la comparaison ne porte que sur deux éléments on utilise la forme du comparatif: le plus doué des deux = the more gifted of the two; la voiture la plus rapide des deux = the faster car

L'expression le plus possible est traitée avec possible

On trouvera ci-contre exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de plus. On trouvera également des exemples de plus dans les notes d'usage. Voir l'index

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ply, plys
1. adv

1) (négation)

ne... plus — no longer, not... any more

Il ne travaille plus ici. — He's no longer working here., He doesn't work here any more.

Je ne veux plus le voir. — I don't want to see him any more., I no longer want to see him.

ne plus avoir de qch; Je n'ai plus d'argent. — I've got no more money., I've got no money left

Je n'ai plus de pain. — I've got no bread left., I've got no more bread.

2) (comparatif: devant un adjectif) more

un peu plus difficile — a bit more difficult

Il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier. — It's a bit colder than yesterday.

plus grand — bigger

Elle est plus grande que moi. — She's bigger than me.

plus intelligent — more intelligent

Il est plus intelligent que son frère. — He's more intelligent than his brother.

3) (comparaison: non suivi d'un adjectif)

plus que — more than

Il travaille plus. — He works more.

Il travaille plus que moi. — He works more than me.

4)

plus de; Il nous faut plus de pain. — We need more bread.

plus de 3 heures — more than 3 hours, over 3 hours

Il y avait plus de dix personnes. — There were more than 10 people.

plus de minuit — after midnight, past midnight

5)

de plus; Il a 3 ans de plus que moi. — He's 3 years older than me.

Le voyage a pris trois heures de plus que prévu. — The journey took 3 hours longer than planned.

Il nous faut un joueur de plus. — We need one more player.

6)

en plus; 3 kilos en plus — 3 kilos more

J'ai apporté quelques gâteaux en plus. — I brought a few more cakes.

en plus de; Deux personnes sont arrivées en plus de celles qui étaient déjà là. — Two more people came, in addition to those already there.

7)

plus... plus... — the more... the more...

Plus il gagne d'argent, plus il en veut. — The more money he earns, the more he wants.

8)

de plus en plus de — more and more

Il y a de plus en plus de touristes par ici. — There are more and more tourists round here.

de plus en plus (suivi d'un adjectif) Il fait de plus en plus chaud. — It's getting hotter and hotter.

9)

ni plus ni moins — no more, no less

10) (superlatif)

le plus; la plus; les plus — the most

le plus intelligent — the most intelligent

le plus grand — the biggest

C'est le plus grand de la famille. — He's the tallest in his family., (sans adjectif, modifiant un verbe)

C'est ce qu'elle aime le plus. — That's what she likes most.

11) (autres locutions)

de plus — what's more, moreover

en plus de cela... — what is more...

tout au plus — at the very most

plus ou moins — more or less

qui plus est — what is more

2. conj

Quatre plus deux égalent six. — 4 plus 2 is 6.

3. nm

(= avantage) plus

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I.

plus ⇒ Note d'usage

A prép

1 ( dans une addition) 8 plus 3 égale 11 8 and 3 equals 11, 8 plus 3 equals 11; on nous a servi du fromage, un dessert plus du café we were served cheese, a dessert and coffee (as well);

2 ( pour exprimer une valeur) un jour il faisait moins 5°, le lendemain plus 10° one day it was minus 5°, the next plus 10°.

B adv de comparaison

1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) le plus the most; il mange/travaille plus (que moi) he eats/works more (than I do ou than me); tu devrais demander plus you should ask for more; je ne peux pas faire plus I can do no more, I can't do any more, I can't do more than that; elle en sait plus que lui sur le sujet she knows more about the subject than he does; c'est plus que je ne peux supporter it's more than I can bear; elle l'aime plus que tout she loves him/her more than anything; il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose he's more to be pitied than anything else; c'est plus que bien it's more than just good; elle est plus que jolie she's more than just pretty; il a fait plus que l'embaucher, il l'a aussi formé he did more than just hire him, he also trained him; j'en ai plus qu'assez I've had more than enough; elle mange deux fois/trois fois plus que lui she eats twice/three times as much as he does; plus je gagne, plus je dépense the more I earn, the more I spend; plus j'y pense, moins je comprends the more I think about it, the less I understand; plus ça va as time goes on; qui plus est furthermore, what's more; c'est lui qui m'a le plus appris he's the one who taught me the most; quel pays aimes-tu le plus? which country do you like best?; de plus en plus more and more; il fume de plus en plus he smokes more and more;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; deux fois plus vieux/cher twice as old/expensive (que as); trois/quatre fois plus cher three/four times as expensive (que as); il n'est pas plus riche que moi he's no richer than I am ou than me, he isn't any richer than I am ou than me; c'est le même modèle en plus petit it's the same model, only smaller; il est on ne peut plus gentil/désagréable he's as nice/unpleasant as can be; il est plus ou moins fou he's more or less insane; il est plus ou moins artiste he's an artist of sorts; la cuisine était plus ou moins propre the kitchen wasn't particularly clean, the kitchen was clean after a fashion; il a été plus ou moins poli he wasn't particularly polite; ils étaient plus ou moins ivres they were a bit drunk; le plus heureux des hommes the happiest of men; la plus belle de toutes the most beautiful of all; mon vœu le plus cher my dearest wish; l'arbre le plus gros que j'aie jamais vu the biggest tree I've ever seen; son livre le plus court his shortest book; c'est ce qu'il y a de plus beau/important au monde it's the most beautiful/important thing in the world; un livre des plus intéressants a most interesting book; un individu des plus méprisables a most despicable individual; de plus en plus difficile more and more difficult; de plus en plus chaud hotter and hotter;

3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; trois heures plus tôt/tard three hours earlier/later; deux fois plus longtemps twice as long (que as); trois/quatre fois plus longtemps three/four times as long (que as); ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us; il l'a fait plus ou moins bien he didn't do it very well; de plus en plus loin further and further; plus tu te coucheras tard, plus tu auras de mal à te lever the later you go to bed, the harder it'll be for you to get up; plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be; c'est moi qui y vais le plus souvent I go there the most often; ça s'est passé le plus simplement/naturellement du monde it happened quite simply/naturally.

C adv de négation elle ne fume plus she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes, she's given up smoking; il n'habite plus ici he no longer lives here, he doesn't live here any more ou any longer; le grand homme n'est plus the great man is no more; elle ne veut plus le voir she doesn't want to see him any more ou any longer, she no longer wants to see him; il a décidé de ne plus y aller he decided to stop going there; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear any more about it; il n'y est plus (jamais) retourné he never went back there (again); plus jamais ça! never again!; nous ne faisons plus ce modèle we no longer do this model, we don't do this model any more ou any longer; il n'a plus vingt ans ( il n'est plus très jeune) he's not twenty any more, he's no longer twenty; nous n'avons plus d'espoir we've no more hope, we no longer have any hope, we've given up hoping; plus besoin de se presser○ there's no longer any need to hurry, there's no more need to hurry, there's no need to hurry any more; il n'y a plus de pain/d'œufs there is no more bread/there are no more eggs, there isn't any bread left/there aren't any eggs left; je ne veux plus de vin I don't want any more wine; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; plus rien ne m'intéresse nothing interests me any more; je ne voyais plus rien I could no longer see anything, I couldn't see a thing any more; il n'y a plus personne dans la pièce there's nobody left in the room, there's no longer anybody in the room; il n'y a plus aucun crayon there aren't any pencils left, there are no more pencils; il n'y a plus aucun problème there's no longer any problem; ce n'est plus du courage, c'est de la folie it's no longer bravery, it's foolhardiness; j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture○! I went into the garage, the car was gone○!; ce n'est plus qu'une question de jours it's only a matter of days now; il n'y a plus qu'une solution there's only one solution left; il ne restait plus que quelques bouteilles there were only a few bottles left, there was nothing left but a few bottles; il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider only he can help us now; plus que trois jours avant les vacances! only three days left ou to go until the vacation!; nous n'avons plus qu'à rentrer à la maison all we can do now is go home; il ne me reste plus qu'à vous remercier it only remains for me to thank you.

D plus de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) trois/deux fois plus de livres/verres que three times/twice as many books/glasses as; c'est là que j'ai vu le plus de serpents that's where I saw the most snakes; c'est lui qui a le plus de livres he's got the most books; le joueur qui a le plus de chances de gagner the player who is most likely to win; les jeunes qui posent le plus de problèmes the young people who pose the most problems; c'est le candidat qui a remporté le plus de voix he's the candidate who won the most votes; plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have; il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place quite a few people would like to be in his/her position;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did; il n'a pas plus d'imagination que sa sœur he has no more imagination than his sister, he hasn't got any more imagination than his sister; trois/deux fois plus de vin/talent three times/twice as much wine/talent (que as); le joueur qui a gagné le plus d'argent the player who won the most money;

3 ( avec un numéral) elle ne possède pas plus de 50 disques she has no more than 50 records; une foule de plus de 10 000 personnes a crowd of more than ou over 10,000 people; il a plus de 40 ans he's over 40, he's more than 40 years old; les gens de plus de 60 ans people over 60; les plus de 60 ans the over-sixties; il était déjà bien plus de onze heures/midi it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock/midday.

E au plus loc adv at the most; tout au plus at the very most, at the outside.

F de plus loc adv

1 ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more;

2 ( en supplément) j'ai mangé deux pommes de plus qu'elle I ate two apples more than she did; donnez-moi deux pommes de plus give me two more apples; ça nous a pris deux heures de plus que la dernière fois it took us two hours longer than last time; j'ai besoin de deux heures de plus I need two more hours; il a trois ans de plus que sa sœur he's three years older than his sister; une fois de plus once more, once again; l'augmentation représente 9% de plus que l'année précédente the rise is 9% more than last year.

G en plus loc en plus (de cela) on top of that; il est arrivé en retard et en plus (de cela) il a commencé à se plaindre he arrived late and what' s more ou on top of that he started complaining; c 'est le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus it's the same model, only with a sunroof; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en plus he's the image of his father, only with a moustache GB ou mustache US; il a reçu 100 euros en plus de son salaire habituel he got 100 euros on top of his usual salary; en plus de son métier d'ingénieur il élève des tatous besides his job as an engineer, he breeds armadillos; les taxes en plus plus tax, tax not included; il s'est passé quelque chose en plus something else happened as well. A note on pronunciation: plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used. plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi].

II.

plus nm

1 Math plus; le signe plus the plus sign;

2 ○( avantage) plus○; son expérience d'enseignant constitue un plus pour lui his teaching experience is a point in his favour^GB ou is a plus○.

[ply(s)] adverbe

A.[COMPARATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]

1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]

viens plus souvent (do) come more often

plus tôt earlier

plus tard later

c'est plus loin it's further ou farther

tu es plus patient que moi you're more patient than I am ou than me

c'est plus fatigant qu'on ne le croit it's more tiring than it seems

c'est plus rouge qu'orange it's red rather than ou it's more red than orange

elle est plus réservée que timide she's reserved rather than shy

c'est plus que gênant it's embarrassing, to say the least

on a obtenu des résultats plus qu'encourageants our results were more than encouraging

elle a eu le prix mais elle n'en est pas plus fière pour ça she got the award, but it didn't make her any prouder for all that

je veux la même, en plus large I want the same, only bigger

bien plus gros much fatter

encore plus beau more handsome still, even more handsome

cinq fois plus cher five times dearer ou as dear ou more expensive

il l'a fait deux fois plus vite (qu'elle) he did it twice as quickly (as she did)

2. [avec un verbe] more

j'apprécie plus son frère I like his brother more ou better

je m'intéresse à la question plus que tu ne penses I'm more interested in the question than you think

je ne peux vous en dire plus I can't tell you any more

3. (avec un nom)

cela représente plus qu'une simple victoire it means more than just a victory

B.[SUPERLATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]

1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]

le plus loin the furthest ou farthest

la montagne la plus haute the highest mountain

j'ai répondu le plus gentiment que j'ai pu I answered as kindly as I could

j'y vais le plus rarement possible I go there as seldom as possible

le plus souvent most of the time

tu es le plus gentil de tous you're the kindest of all

un de ses tableaux les plus connus one of her best-known paintings

le plus gros des deux the bigger of the two

le plus gros des trois the biggest of the three

c'est ce qu'il y a de plus original dans sa collection d'été it's the most original feature of his summer collection

choisis les fruits les plus mûrs possible select the ripest possible fruit

faites au plus vite do it as quickly as possible

aller au plus pressé ou urgent to deal with the most urgent priority first

2. [précédé d'un verbe] most

c'est moi qui travaille le plus I'm the one who works most ou the hardest

faites-en le plus possible do as much as you can

C.[ADVERBE DE NÉGATION]

1. [avec 'ne']

je n'y retournerai plus I won't go back there any more

je ne les vois plus I don't see them any more

2. [tour elliptique]

plus de no more

plus de glace pour moi, merci no more ice cream for me, thanks

plus de tergiversations! let's not shilly-shally any longer!

plus un mot! not another word!

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[ply(s)] adjectif

B plus ÉDUCATION B plus

H plus CHIMIE H plus

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[ply(s)] conjonction

1. MATHÉMATIQUES plus

3 plus 3 égale 6 3 plus 3 is ou makes 6

il fait plus 5º it's 5º above freezing, it's plus 5º

2. [en sus de] plus

le transport, plus le logement, plus la nourriture, ça revient cher travel, plus ou and accommodation, plus ou then food, (all) work out quite expensive

plus le fait que... plus ou together with the fact that...

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[ply(s)] nom masculin

1. MATHÉMATIQUES plus (sign)

2. [avantage, atout] plus, bonus, asset

la connaissance de l'anglais est toujours un plus knowledge of English is always a plus

au plus locution adverbiale

[au maximum] at the most ou outside

ça coûtera au plus 30 euros it'll cost a maximum of 30 euros ou 30 euros at most

il y a 15 km au plus it's 15 km at the outside

de plus locution adverbiale

1. [en supplément] extra, another, more

mets deux couverts de plus lay two extra ou more places

raison de plus pour y aller all the more reason for going

je ne veux rien de plus I don't want anything more

il est content, que te faut-il de plus? he's happy, what more do you want?

un mot/une minute de plus et je m'en allais another word/minute and I would have left

10 euros de plus ou de moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?

2. [en trop] too many

en recomptant, je trouve trente points de plus on adding it up again, I get thirty points too many

3. [en outre] furthermore, what's more, moreover

de plus, il m'a menti what's more, he lied to me

de plus en plus locution adverbiale

1. [suivi d'un adjectif] more and more, increasingly

[suivi d'un adverbe] more and more

de plus en plus souvent more and more often

de plus en plus dangereux more and more ou increasingly dangerous

ça devient de plus en plus facile/compliqué it's getting easier and easier/more and more complicated

le ciel devenait de plus en plus sombre the sky was growing darker and darker

2. [précédé d'un verbe]

les prix augmentent de plus en plus prices are increasing all the time

de plus en plus de locution déterminante

[suivi d'un nom comptable] more and more, a growing number of

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] more and more

de plus en plus de gens more and more people, an increasing number of people

il y a de plus en plus de demande pour ce produit demand for this product is increasing, there is more and more demand for this product

elle a de plus en plus de fièvre her temperature is rising

des plus locution adverbiale

most

son attitude est des plus compréhensibles her attitude is most ou quite understandable

en plus locution adverbiale

1. [en supplément] extra (avant nom)

c'est le même appartement avec un balcon en plus it's the same flat with a balcony as well

les boissons sont en plus drinks are extra, you pay extra for the drinks

ça fait 45 minutes de transport en plus it adds 45 minutes to the journey

10 euros en plus ou en moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?

[en trop] spare

tu n'as pas des tickets en plus? do you have any spare tickets?

j'ai une carte en plus

a. [à la fin du jeu] I've got one card left over

b. [en distribuant] I've got one card too many

[en cadeau] as well, on top of that

et vous emportez une bouteille de champagne en plus! and you get a bottle of Champagne as well ou on top of that ou into the bargain!

2. [en outre] further, furthermore, what's more

elle a une excellente technique et en plus, elle a de la force her technique's first-class and she's got strength too

mais c'est qu'elle est méchante en plus! (familier) and she's nasty to cap it all ou to boot!

et elle m'avait menti, en plus! not only that but she'd lied to me (as well)!

3. [d'ailleurs] besides, what's more, moreover

je ne tiens pas à le faire et, en plus, je n'ai pas le temps I'm not too keen on doing it, and besides ou what's more, I've no time

en plus de locution prépositionnelle

[en supplément de] besides, on top of, in addition to

en plus du squash, elle fait du tennis besides (playing) squash, she plays tennis

et plus locution adverbiale

over

45 kilos et plus over 45 kilos, 45 odd kilos

les gens de 30 ans et plus people aged 30 and over

ni plus ni moins locution adverbiale

no more no less, that's all

je te donne une livre, ni plus ni moins I'll give you one pound, no more no less

tu t'es trompé, ni plus ni moins you were mistaken, that's all

non plus locution adverbiale

moi non plus je n'irai pas I won't go either

je ne sais pas — moi non plus! I don't know — neither do I ou nor do I ou me neither!

on ne peut plus locution adverbiale

je suis on ne peut plus désolé de vous voir partir I'm ever so sorry you're leaving

c'est on ne peut plus compliqué it couldn't be more complicated

plus de locution déterminante

1. [comparatif, suivi d'un nom] more

nous voulons plus d'autonomie! we want more autonomy!

je n'ai pas plus de courage qu'elle I'm no braver than she is ou her

[suivi d'un nombre] more than, over

il y a plus de 15 ans de cela it's more than 15 years ago now

elle a bien plus de 40 ans she's well over 40

elle roulait à plus de 150 km/h she was driving at more than 150 km/h ou doing over 150 km/h

il y en a plus d'un qui s'est plaint more than one person complained

il est plus de 5 h it's past 5 o'clock ou after 5

2. [superlatif, suivi d'un nom]

le plus de (the) most

c'est ce qui m'a fait le plus de peine that's what hurt me (the) most

c'est notre équipe qui a le plus de points our team has (the) most points

celui qui a le plus de chances de réussir the one (who's the) most likely to succeed

le plus possible de: le plus possible de cerises as many cherries as possible

le plus d'argent possible as much money as possible

(comme nom)

les plus de 20 ans people over 20, the over-20s

plus... moins locution correlative

the more... the less

plus il vieillit, moins il a envie de sortir the older he gets, the less he feels like going out

plus ça va, moins je la comprends I understand her less and less (as time goes on)

plus... plus locution correlative

the more... the more

plus je réfléchis, plus je me dis que... the more I think (about it), the more I'm convinced that...

plus ça va, plus il est agressif he's getting more and more aggressive (all the time)

plus ça va, plus je me demande si... the longer it goes on, the more I wonder if...

plus ou moins locution adverbiale

more or less

c'est plus ou moins cher, selon les endroits prices vary according to where you are

je ne l'ai que plus ou moins cru I only half believed him

qui plus est locution adverbiale

what's ou what is more

sans plus locution adverbiale

nothing more

c'était bien, sans plus it was nice, but nothing more

tout au plus locution adverbiale

at the most

c'est une mauvaise grippe, tout au plus it's a bad case of flu, at the most

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affaire [afεʀ]

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1. feminine noun

2. plural feminine noun

3. compounds

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   a. ( = problème, question) matter

• ce n'est pas une petite or une mince affaire it's no small matter

• c'est une affaire de goût it's a matter of taste

• j'ai une affaire urgente à régler I've got some urgent business to deal with

• le sport ne devrait pas être une affaire d'argent sport shouldn't be about money

• comment je fais ? -- c'est ton affaire ! what do I do? -- that's your problem!

• avec les ordinateurs, il est à son affaire when it comes to computers, he knows his stuff (inf)

• aller à Glasgow, c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business getting to Glasgow

• c'est une autre affaire that's another matter

• c'est l'affaire de quelques minutes it'll only take a few minutes

• la belle affaire ! big deal!

• tirer qn d'affaire to help sb out

• il est tiré d'affaire he's come through

► avoir affaire à [+ cas, problème] to have to deal with ; [+ personne] ( = s'occuper de) to be dealing with ; ( = être reçu ou examiné par) to be dealt with by

• nous avons affaire à un dangereux criminel we are dealing with a dangerous criminal

• tu auras affaire à moi ! you'll be hearing from me!► faire + affaire

• cet ordinateur fera l'affaire this computer will do fine

• cet employé ne fait pas l'affaire this employee won't do for the job

• ça fait mon affaire that's just what I need

• il en a fait une affaire personnelle he took it personally

• il en a fait toute une affaire he made a dreadful fuss about it

   b. ( = faits connus du public) affair ; ( = scandale) scandal

• l'affaire Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair

• l'affaire du sang contaminé the contaminated blood scandal

• une grave affaire de corruption a serious corruption scandal

• c'est une sale affaire it's a nasty business

   c. (Law, police) case

• être sur une affaire to be on a case

• une affaire de vol a case of theft

   d. ( = transaction) deal ; ( = achat avantageux) bargain

• une bonne affaire a bargain

• faire une affaire to get a bargain

• faire affaire avec qn to clinch a deal with sb

• l'affaire est faite ! that's the deal settled!

   e. ( = entreprise) business

• une affaire d'import-export an import-export business

• c'est une affaire qui marche it's a going concern

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affaires

   a. ( = intérêts publics et privés) affairs

• les affaires culturelles cultural affairs

• les affaires publiques public affairs

• les Affaires étrangères Foreign Affairs

• occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires ! mind your own business!

   b. ( = activités commerciales) business sg

• être dans les affaires to be in business

• il est dur en affaires he's a tough businessman

• les affaires sont les affaires business is business

► d'affaires [repas, voyage, relations] business

• les milieux d'affaires sont optimistes the business community is optimistic

   c. ( = vêtements, objets personnels) things

• mes affaires de tennis my tennis things

• range tes affaires ! put your things away!

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► affaire d'État affair of state

• il en a fait une affaire d'État (inf) he made a great song and dance about it ► affaire de famille ( = entreprise) family business ; ( = problème) family problem

► affaire de mœurs sex scandal

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afɛʀ
1.

nom féminin

1) ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case

l'affaire de Suez — the Suez crisis

une affaire de corruption — a corruption scandal

condamné pour une affaire de drogue — convicted in a drug case

2) (histoire, aventure) affair

une affaire délicate — a delicate matter

j'ignore tout de cette affaire — I don't know anything about the matter

une sale affaire — a nasty business

quelle affaire! — what a business!

c'est une affaire d'argent — there's money involved

et voilà toute l'affaire — and that's that

3) (occupation, chose à faire) matter, business

il est parti pour une affaire urgente — he's gone off on some urgent business

c'est toute une affaire — it's quite a business

c'est une (tout) autre affaire — that's another matter (entirely)

ce n'est pas une petite affaire — it's no small matter

c'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre — that's my business, not yours

ça ne change rien à l'affaire — that doesn't change a thing

l'affaire se présente bien — things are looking good

j'en fais mon affaire — I'll deal with it

4) ( spécialité)

il connaît bien son affaire — he knows his job

c'est une affaire de femmes — it's women's business

la mécanique, c'est leur affaire — mechanics is their thing

c'est une affaire de spécialistes — it's a case for the specialists

5) ( transaction) deal

une bonne/mauvaise affaire — a good/bad deal

faire affaire avec quelqu'un — to do a deal with somebody

la belle affaire! — (colloq) big deal! (colloq)

6) ( achat avantageux) bargain

j'ai fait une affaire — I got a bargain

7) ( entreprise) business, concern

affaire industrielle — industrial concern

c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire — lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show

8) (question, problème)

c'est une affaire de temps/goût — it's a matter of time/taste

c'est l'affaire de quelques jours — it'll only take a few days

en faire toute une affaire — (colloq) to make a big deal (colloq) of it

on ne va pas en faire une affaire d'État! — let's not make a big issue out of it!

c'est une affaire de famille — it's a family affair

9) (difficulté, péril)

être hors or tiré d'affaire — [malade] to be in the clear

se tirer d'affaire — to get out of trouble

on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire — we're not out of the woods yet

10) ( relation)

avoir affaire à — to be dealing with

tu auras affaire à moi! — you'll have me to contend with!

2.

affaires nom féminin pluriel

1) ( activités lucratives) gén business [U]; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs

être dans les affaires — to be in business

faire des affaires avec — to do business with

il gère les affaires de son oncle — he runs his uncle's business affairs

voir quelqu'un pour affaires — to see somebody on business

le monde des affaires — the business world

2) ( problèmes personnels) business [U]

ça, c'est mes affaires! — (colloq) that's my business!

occupe-toi de tes affaires! — (colloq) mind your own business!

mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires — to put one's affairs in order

parler de ses affaires à tout le monde — to tell everybody one's business

3) ( effets personnels) things, belongings

mes affaires de sport — my sports things

4) Administration, Politique affairs

affaires publiques — public affairs

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Phrasal Verbs:

- les affaires courantes

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être à son affaire — to be in one's element

il/ça fera l'affaire — he/that'll do

ça a très bien fait l'affaire — it was just the job

elle fait or fera notre affaire — she's just the person we need

ça fera leur affaire — ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them

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afɛʀ
1. nf

1) (= problème, question) matter

c'est une affaire de goût — it's a matter of taste

ce sont mes affaires (= cela me concerne) — that's my business

les affaires étrangères POLITIQUE — foreign affairs

2) (criminelle, judiciaire) case, (scandaleuse) affair

une affaire de drogue — a drugs case

3) (= entreprise) business

Son affaire marche bien. — His business is doing well.

4) (= marché, transaction) deal

faire affaire — to do a deal

5) (= occasion intéressante) bargain

une bonne affaire — a real bargain

C'est une affaire à ce prix là. — It's a bargain at that price.

6) (locutions)

tirer qn d'affaire — to get sb out of trouble

se tirer d'affaire — to get o.s. out of trouble

ceci fera l'affaire — this will do

avoir affaire à — to be faced with, to be dealing with

tu auras affaire à moi! — you'll have me to contend with!

c'est l'affaire d'une minute — it'll only take a minute

toutes affaires cessantes — forthwith

2. affaires nfpl

1) (= activité commerciale) business sg

2) (= effets personnels) things, belongings

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affaire

A nf

1 ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case; une mystérieuse affaire a mysterious affair; l'affaire des otages the hostage crisis ou affair; l'affaire de Suez the Suez crisis; une affaire politique/de corruption a political/corruption scandal; l'affaire des fausses factures the scandal of the bogus invoices; affaire civile/criminelle civil/criminal case; il a été condamné pour une affaire de drogue he was convicted in a drug case;

2 (histoire, aventure) affair; une affaire délicate a delicate matter ou affair; une drôle d'affaire an odd affair; j'ignore tout de cette affaire I don't know anything about the matter; pour une affaire de cœur for an affair of the heart; être mêlé à une sale affaire to be mixed up in some nasty business; quelle affaire! what a business ou to-do!; c'est une affaire d'argent/d'héritage there's money/an inheritance involved; et voilà toute l'affaire and that's that;

3 (occupation, chose à faire) matter, business; c'est une affaire qui m'a pris beaucoup de temps it's a matter that has taken up a lot of my time; il est parti pour une affaire urgente he's gone off on some urgent business; c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business; c'est une (tout) autre affaire that's another matter (entirely); ce n'est pas une petite or mince affaire it's no small ou simple matter; c'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre that's my business, not yours; c'est l'affaire de tous it's something which concerns everyone ou us all; ça ne change rien à l'affaire that doesn't change a thing; l'affaire se présente bien/mal things are looking good/bad; j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with it;

4 ( spécialité) il connaît bien son affaire he knows his business; c'est une affaire d'hommes/de femmes it's men's/women's business; c'est une affaire de garçons/filles it's boys'/girls' stuff péj; la mécanique/soudure, c'est leur affaire mechanics/welding is their thing; c'est une affaire de spécialistes it's a case for the specialists;

5 ( transaction) deal; une bonne/mauvaise affaire a good/bad deal; conclure une affaire to make ou to strike a deal; l'affaire a été conclue or faite the deal was settled; faire affaire avec qn to make a deal with sb; la belle affaire○! big deal○!; ⇒ sac;

6 ( achat avantageux) bargain; à ce prix-là, c'est une affaire at that price, it's a bargain; j'ai fait une affaire I got a bargain; tu y feras des affaires you'll find bargains there; on ne fait plus beaucoup d'affaires au marché aux puces there aren't many bargains to be had at the flea market any more; j'ai acheté cette robe en solde mais je n'ai pas fait une affaire I bought this dress in the sales but it wasn't a good buy;

7 ( entreprise) business, concern; affaire commerciale/d'import-export/de famille commercial/import-export/family business ou concern; de petites affaires small businesses ou concerns; affaire industrielle industrial concern; leur fils a repris l'affaire their son took over the business; c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show; une affaire en or fig a gold mine;

8 (question, problème) c'est une affaire de temps/goût it's a matter of time/taste; c'est l'affaire de quelques jours/d'un quart d'heure it'll only take a few days/a quarter of an hour; c'est affaire de politiciens it's a matter for the politicians; c'est l'affaire des politiciens it's the concern of politicians; il en a fait une affaire personnelle he took it personally; en faire toute une affaire○ to make a big deal○ of it ou a fuss○ about it; on ne va pas en faire une affaire d'État○! let's not make a big issue out of it!; c'est une affaire de famille fig it's a family affair;

9 (difficulté, péril) être hors or tiré d'affaire [malade] to be in the clear; s'il obtient le poste, il est tiré d'affaire if he gets the job, his problems are over; se tirer d'affaire to get out of trouble; tirer or sortir qn d'affaire to get sb out of a spot; on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire we're not out of the woods yet;

10 ( relation) avoir affaire à to be dealing with [malfaiteur, fou, drogue, fausse monnaie]; nous avons affaire à un escroc/faux we're dealing with a crook/fake; je le connais mais je n'ai pas souvent affaire à lui I know him but I don't have much to do with him; j'ai eu affaire au directeur lui-même I saw the manager himself; tu auras affaire à moi! you'll have me to contend with!

B affaires nfpl

1 ( activités lucratives) gén business ¢; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs; être dans les affaires to be in business; faire des affaires avec to do business with; les affaires sont calmes/au plus bas business is quiet/at its lowest ebb; les affaires reprennent or marchent mieux business is picking up; il gère les affaires de son oncle he runs his uncle's business affairs; parler affaires to talk business; revenir aux affaires to go back into business; avoir le sens des affaires to have business sense; voir qn pour affaires to see sb on business; voyager pour affaires to go on a business trip; le monde des affaires the business world; quartier/milieux/lettre/rendez-vous d'affaires business district/circles/letter/appointment; le français/chinois des affaires business French/Chinese; un homme dur en affaires a tough businessman;

2 ( problèmes personnels) business ¢; ça, c'est mes affaires○! that's my business!; occupe-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!; se mêler or s'occuper des affaires des autres to interfere ou meddle in other people's business ou affairs; mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires to put one's affairs in order; parler de ses affaires à tout le monde to tell everybody one's business; ça n'arrange pas mes affaires qu'elle vienne her coming isn't very convenient for me;

3 ( effets personnels) things, belongings; mets tes affaires dans le placard put your things in the cupboard; mes affaires de sport/de classe my sports/school things;

4 Admin, Pol affairs; affaires publiques/sociales/étrangères public/social/foreign affairs; les affaires intérieures d'un pays a country's internal affairs; les affaires de l'État affairs of state.

Composé

les affaires courantes gén daily business (sg); Jur Pol day-to-day running of a country.

Idiomes

être à son affaire to be in one's element; il/ça fera l'affaire he'll/that'll do; il/ça ne peut pas faire l'affaire he/that won't do; ça a très bien fait l'affaire it was just the job; elle fait or fera notre affaire she's just the person we need; ça fera leur affaire ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them; faire or régler son affaire à qn○ ( tuer) to bump sb off○; ( sévir) to sort sb out.

[afɛr] nom féminin

1. [société] business, firm, company

monter une affaire to set up a business

remonter une affaire to put a business back on its feet

gérer ou diriger une affaire to run a business

l'affaire familiale the family business

2. [marché] (business) deal ou transaction

faire affaire avec quelqu'un to have dealings with somebody

conclure une affaire avec quelqu'un to clinch a deal with somebody

faire beaucoup d'affaires to do a lot of business

une affaire (en or) (familier) an unbeatable bargain

faire une (bonne) affaire to get a (good) bargain

à mon avis, ce n'est pas une affaire! I wouldn't exactly call it a bargain!

ils font des affaires en or they're doing terrific business

(c'est une) affaire conclue!, c'est une affaire faite! it's a deal!

l'affaire ne se fera pas the deal's off

l'affaire n'est pas encore faite!

a. (sens propre) the deal isn't clinched yet

b. (figuré) it's by no means a foregone conclusion

c'est une affaire entendue! we agree on that!

lui, c'est vraiment pas une affaire!

a. (familier) [il est insupportable] he's a real pain!

b. [il est bête] he's no bright spark!

3. [problème, situation délicate] business

une mauvaise ou sale affaire a nasty business

ce n'est pas une mince affaire, c'est tout une affaire it's quite a business

quelle ou la belle affaire! (ironique) so what (does it matter)?

c'est une autre affaire that's another story ou a different proposition

c'est une affaire de gros sous it's a huge scam

sortir ou tirer quelqu'un d'affaire

a. [par amitié] to get somebody out of trouble

b. [médicalement] to pull somebody through

être sorti ou tiré d'affaire

a. [après une aventure, une faillite] to be out of trouble ou in the clear

b. [après une maladie] to be off the danger list

on n'est pas encore tirés d'affaire we're not out of the woods yet

4. [scandale]

affaire d'État affair of state

n'en fais pas une affaire d'État! (figuré) don't blow the thing up out of all proportion!

affaire (politique) (political) scandal ou affair

l'affaire Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair

[crime] murder

[escroquerie] business, job

être sur une affaire to be in on a job

5. [procès] trial, lawsuit, case

l'affaire est jugée demain the trial concludes tomorrow

saisir un tribunal d'une affaire to bring a case before a judge

affaire civile/correctionnelle civil/criminal action

6. [ce qui convient]

j'ai votre affaire (familier) I've got just the thing for you

la mécanique c'est pas/c'est son affaire (familier) car engines aren't exactly/are just his cup of tea

faire l'affaire (de quelqu'un): la vieille casserole fera l'affaire the old saucepan'll do

je vais lui faire son affaire (familier) I'll sort ou straighten him out!

7. [responsabilité]

fais ce que tu veux, c'est ton affaire do what you like, it's your business ou problem

en faire son affaire to take the matter in hand, to make it one's business

l'architecte? j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with ou handle the architect

8. [question]

dis-moi l'affaire en deux mots tell me briefly what the problem is

l'âge/l'argent/le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire age/money/time doesn't make any difference

c'est l'affaire d'une seconde it can be done in a trice

c'est l'affaire d'un coup de fil (familier) all it takes is a phone call

c'est une affaire de vie ou de mort it's a matter of life and death

affaire de principe matter of principle

affaire de goût question of taste

pour une affaire de souveraineté territoriale over some business to do with territorial sovereignty

9. (locution)

avoir affaire à to (have to) deal with

avoir affaire à forte partie to have a strong ou tough opponent

avoir affaire à plus fort/plus malin que soi to be dealing with someone stronger/more cunning than oneself

il vaut mieux n'avoir pas affaire à lui it's better to avoid having anything to do with him

tu vas avoir affaire à moi si tu tires la sonnette! if you ring the bell, you'll have me to deal with!

elle a eu affaire à moi quand elle a voulu vendre la maison! she had me to contend with when she tried to sell the house!

être à son affaire: à la cuisine, il est à son affaire in the kitchen ou when he's cooking he's in his element

tout à son affaire, il ne m'a pas vu entrer he was so absorbed in what he was doing, he didn't see me come in

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affaires nom féminin pluriel

1. COMMERCE & ÉCONOMIE business (substantif non comptable)

les affaires vont bien/mal business is good/bad

être dans les affaires to be a businessman ( feminine businesswoman)

les affaires sont les affaires! business is business!

pour affaires [voyager, rencontrer] for business purposes, on business

voyage/repas d'affaires business trip/lunch

2. ADMINISTRATION & POLITIQUE affairs

être aux affaires to run the country, to be the head of state

depuis qu'il est revenu aux affaires since he's been back in power

les affaires courantes everyday matters

les affaires de l'État the affairs of state

affaires intérieures internal ou domestic affairs

affaires internationales international affairs

affaires publiques public affairs

les Affaires sociales the Social Services (department)

3. [situation matérielle]

ses affaires his business affairs, his financial situation

mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires (avant de mourir) to put one's affairs in order (before dying)

[situation personnelle]

s'il revient, elle voudra le revoir et ça n'arrangera pas tes affaires if he comes back, she'll want to see him and that won't help the situation

mêle-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!, keep your nose out of this!

c'est mes affaires, ça te regarde pas! (familier) that's MY business!

affaires de cœur love life

4. [objets personnels] things, belongings, (personal) possessions

ses petites affaires

a. (humoristique) his little things

b. (péjoratif) his precious belongings

en affaires locution adverbiale

when (you're) doing business, in business

être dur en affaires [généralement] to drive a hard bargain, to be a tough businessman ( feminine businesswoman)

toutes affaires cessantes locution adverbiale

forthwith

toutes affaires cessantes, ils sont allés chez le maire they dropped everything and went to see the mayor

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affaire [afεʀ]

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1. feminine noun

2. plural feminine noun

3. compounds

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   a. ( = problème, question) matter

• ce n'est pas une petite or une mince affaire it's no small matter

• c'est une affaire de goût it's a matter of taste

• j'ai une affaire urgente à régler I've got some urgent business to deal with

• le sport ne devrait pas être une affaire d'argent sport shouldn't be about money

• comment je fais ? -- c'est ton affaire ! what do I do? -- that's your problem!

• avec les ordinateurs, il est à son affaire when it comes to computers, he knows his stuff (inf)

• aller à Glasgow, c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business getting to Glasgow

• c'est une autre affaire that's another matter

• c'est l'affaire de quelques minutes it'll only take a few minutes

• la belle affaire ! big deal!

• tirer qn d'affaire to help sb out

• il est tiré d'affaire he's come through

► avoir affaire à [+ cas, problème] to have to deal with ; [+ personne] ( = s'occuper de) to be dealing with ; ( = être reçu ou examiné par) to be dealt with by

• nous avons affaire à un dangereux criminel we are dealing with a dangerous criminal

• tu auras affaire à moi ! you'll be hearing from me!► faire + affaire

• cet ordinateur fera l'affaire this computer will do fine

• cet employé ne fait pas l'affaire this employee won't do for the job

• ça fait mon affaire that's just what I need

• il en a fait une affaire personnelle he took it personally

• il en a fait toute une affaire he made a dreadful fuss about it

   b. ( = faits connus du public) affair ; ( = scandale) scandal

• l'affaire Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair

• l'affaire du sang contaminé the contaminated blood scandal

• une grave affaire de corruption a serious corruption scandal

• c'est une sale affaire it's a nasty business

   c. (Law, police) case

• être sur une affaire to be on a case

• une affaire de vol a case of theft

   d. ( = transaction) deal ; ( = achat avantageux) bargain

• une bonne affaire a bargain

• faire une affaire to get a bargain

• faire affaire avec qn to clinch a deal with sb

• l'affaire est faite ! that's the deal settled!

   e. ( = entreprise) business

• une affaire d'import-export an import-export business

• c'est une affaire qui marche it's a going concern

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affaires

   a. ( = intérêts publics et privés) affairs

• les affaires culturelles cultural affairs

• les affaires publiques public affairs

• les Affaires étrangères Foreign Affairs

• occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires ! mind your own business!

   b. ( = activités commerciales) business sg

• être dans les affaires to be in business

• il est dur en affaires he's a tough businessman

• les affaires sont les affaires business is business

► d'affaires [repas, voyage, relations] business

• les milieux d'affaires sont optimistes the business community is optimistic

   c. ( = vêtements, objets personnels) things

• mes affaires de tennis my tennis things

• range tes affaires ! put your things away!

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► affaire d'État affair of state

• il en a fait une affaire d'État (inf) he made a great song and dance about it ► affaire de famille ( = entreprise) family business ; ( = problème) family problem

► affaire de mœurs sex scandal

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afɛʀ
1.

nom féminin

1) ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case

l'affaire de Suez — the Suez crisis

une affaire de corruption — a corruption scandal

condamné pour une affaire de drogue — convicted in a drug case

2) (histoire, aventure) affair

une affaire délicate — a delicate matter

j'ignore tout de cette affaire — I don't know anything about the matter

une sale affaire — a nasty business

quelle affaire! — what a business!

c'est une affaire d'argent — there's money involved

et voilà toute l'affaire — and that's that

3) (occupation, chose à faire) matter, business

il est parti pour une affaire urgente — he's gone off on some urgent business

c'est toute une affaire — it's quite a business

c'est une (tout) autre affaire — that's another matter (entirely)

ce n'est pas une petite affaire — it's no small matter

c'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre — that's my business, not yours

ça ne change rien à l'affaire — that doesn't change a thing

l'affaire se présente bien — things are looking good

j'en fais mon affaire — I'll deal with it

4) ( spécialité)

il connaît bien son affaire — he knows his job

c'est une affaire de femmes — it's women's business

la mécanique, c'est leur affaire — mechanics is their thing

c'est une affaire de spécialistes — it's a case for the specialists

5) ( transaction) deal

une bonne/mauvaise affaire — a good/bad deal

faire affaire avec quelqu'un — to do a deal with somebody

la belle affaire! — (colloq) big deal! (colloq)

6) ( achat avantageux) bargain

j'ai fait une affaire — I got a bargain

7) ( entreprise) business, concern

affaire industrielle — industrial concern

c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire — lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show

8) (question, problème)

c'est une affaire de temps/goût — it's a matter of time/taste

c'est l'affaire de quelques jours — it'll only take a few days

en faire toute une affaire — (colloq) to make a big deal (colloq) of it

on ne va pas en faire une affaire d'État! — let's not make a big issue out of it!

c'est une affaire de famille — it's a family affair

9) (difficulté, péril)

être hors or tiré d'affaire — [malade] to be in the clear

se tirer d'affaire — to get out of trouble

on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire — we're not out of the woods yet

10) ( relation)

avoir affaire à — to be dealing with

tu auras affaire à moi! — you'll have me to contend with!

2.

affaires nom féminin pluriel

1) ( activités lucratives) gén business [U]; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs

être dans les affaires — to be in business

faire des affaires avec — to do business with

il gère les affaires de son oncle — he runs his uncle's business affairs

voir quelqu'un pour affaires — to see somebody on business

le monde des affaires — the business world

2) ( problèmes personnels) business [U]

ça, c'est mes affaires! — (colloq) that's my business!

occupe-toi de tes affaires! — (colloq) mind your own business!

mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires — to put one's affairs in order

parler de ses affaires à tout le monde — to tell everybody one's business

3) ( effets personnels) things, belongings

mes affaires de sport — my sports things

4) Administration, Politique affairs

affaires publiques — public affairs

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Phrasal Verbs:

- les affaires courantes

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être à son affaire — to be in one's element

il/ça fera l'affaire — he/that'll do

ça a très bien fait l'affaire — it was just the job

elle fait or fera notre affaire — she's just the person we need

ça fera leur affaire — ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them

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afɛʀ
1. nf

1) (= problème, question) matter

c'est une affaire de goût — it's a matter of taste

ce sont mes affaires (= cela me concerne) — that's my business

les affaires étrangères POLITIQUE — foreign affairs

2) (criminelle, judiciaire) case, (scandaleuse) affair

une affaire de drogue — a drugs case

3) (= entreprise) business

Son affaire marche bien. — His business is doing well.

4) (= marché, transaction) deal

faire affaire — to do a deal

5) (= occasion intéressante) bargain

une bonne affaire — a real bargain

C'est une affaire à ce prix là. — It's a bargain at that price.

6) (locutions)

tirer qn d'affaire — to get sb out of trouble

se tirer d'affaire — to get o.s. out of trouble

ceci fera l'affaire — this will do

avoir affaire à — to be faced with, to be dealing with

tu auras affaire à moi! — you'll have me to contend with!

c'est l'affaire d'une minute — it'll only take a minute

toutes affaires cessantes — forthwith

2. affaires nfpl

1) (= activité commerciale) business sg

2) (= effets personnels) things, belongings

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affaire

A nf

1 ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case; une mystérieuse affaire a mysterious affair; l'affaire des otages the hostage crisis ou affair; l'affaire de Suez the Suez crisis; une affaire politique/de corruption a political/corruption scandal; l'affaire des fausses factures the scandal of the bogus invoices; affaire civile/criminelle civil/criminal case; il a été condamné pour une affaire de drogue he was convicted in a drug case;

2 (histoire, aventure) affair; une affaire délicate a delicate matter ou affair; une drôle d'affaire an odd affair; j'ignore tout de cette affaire I don't know anything about the matter; pour une affaire de cœur for an affair of the heart; être mêlé à une sale affaire to be mixed up in some nasty business; quelle affaire! what a business ou to-do!; c'est une affaire d'argent/d'héritage there's money/an inheritance involved; et voilà toute l'affaire and that's that;

3 (occupation, chose à faire) matter, business; c'est une affaire qui m'a pris beaucoup de temps it's a matter that has taken up a lot of my time; il est parti pour une affaire urgente he's gone off on some urgent business; c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business; c'est une (tout) autre affaire that's another matter (entirely); ce n'est pas une petite or mince affaire it's no small ou simple matter; c'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre that's my business, not yours; c'est l'affaire de tous it's something which concerns everyone ou us all; ça ne change rien à l'affaire that doesn't change a thing; l'affaire se présente bien/mal things are looking good/bad; j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with it;

4 ( spécialité) il connaît bien son affaire he knows his business; c'est une affaire d'hommes/de femmes it's men's/women's business; c'est une affaire de garçons/filles it's boys'/girls' stuff péj; la mécanique/soudure, c'est leur affaire mechanics/welding is their thing; c'est une affaire de spécialistes it's a case for the specialists;

5 ( transaction) deal; une bonne/mauvaise affaire a good/bad deal; conclure une affaire to make ou to strike a deal; l'affaire a été conclue or faite the deal was settled; faire affaire avec qn to make a deal with sb; la belle affaire○! big deal○!; ⇒ sac;

6 ( achat avantageux) bargain; à ce prix-là, c'est une affaire at that price, it's a bargain; j'ai fait une affaire I got a bargain; tu y feras des affaires you'll find bargains there; on ne fait plus beaucoup d'affaires au marché aux puces there aren't many bargains to be had at the flea market any more; j'ai acheté cette robe en solde mais je n'ai pas fait une affaire I bought this dress in the sales but it wasn't a good buy;

7 ( entreprise) business, concern; affaire commerciale/d'import-export/de famille commercial/import-export/family business ou concern; de petites affaires small businesses ou concerns; affaire industrielle industrial concern; leur fils a repris l'affaire their son took over the business; c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show; une affaire en or fig a gold mine;

8 (question, problème) c'est une affaire de temps/goût it's a matter of time/taste; c'est l'affaire de quelques jours/d'un quart d'heure it'll only take a few days/a quarter of an hour; c'est affaire de politiciens it's a matter for the politicians; c'est l'affaire des politiciens it's the concern of politicians; il en a fait une affaire personnelle he took it personally; en faire toute une affaire○ to make a big deal○ of it ou a fuss○ about it; on ne va pas en faire une affaire d'État○! let's not make a big issue out of it!; c'est une affaire de famille fig it's a family affair;

9 (difficulté, péril) être hors or tiré d'affaire [malade] to be in the clear; s'il obtient le poste, il est tiré d'affaire if he gets the job, his problems are over; se tirer d'affaire to get out of trouble; tirer or sortir qn d'affaire to get sb out of a spot; on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire we're not out of the woods yet;

10 ( relation) avoir affaire à to be dealing with [malfaiteur, fou, drogue, fausse monnaie]; nous avons affaire à un escroc/faux we're dealing with a crook/fake; je le connais mais je n'ai pas souvent affaire à lui I know him but I don't have much to do with him; j'ai eu affaire au directeur lui-même I saw the manager himself; tu auras affaire à moi! you'll have me to contend with!

B affaires nfpl

1 ( activités lucratives) gén business ¢; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs; être dans les affaires to be in business; faire des affaires avec to do business with; les affaires sont calmes/au plus bas business is quiet/at its lowest ebb; les affaires reprennent or marchent mieux business is picking up; il gère les affaires de son oncle he runs his uncle's business affairs; parler affaires to talk business; revenir aux affaires to go back into business; avoir le sens des affaires to have business sense; voir qn pour affaires to see sb on business; voyager pour affaires to go on a business trip; le monde des affaires the business world; quartier/milieux/lettre/rendez-vous d'affaires business district/circles/letter/appointment; le français/chinois des affaires business French/Chinese; un homme dur en affaires a tough businessman;

2 ( problèmes personnels) business ¢; ça, c'est mes affaires○! that's my business!; occupe-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!; se mêler or s'occuper des affaires des autres to interfere ou meddle in other people's business ou affairs; mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires to put one's affairs in order; parler de ses affaires à tout le monde to tell everybody one's business; ça n'arrange pas mes affaires qu'elle vienne her coming isn't very convenient for me;

3 ( effets personnels) things, belongings; mets tes affaires dans le placard put your things in the cupboard; mes affaires de sport/de classe my sports/school things;

4 Admin, Pol affairs; affaires publiques/sociales/étrangères public/social/foreign affairs; les affaires intérieures d'un pays a country's internal affairs; les affaires de l'État affairs of state.

Composé

les affaires courantes gén daily business (sg); Jur Pol day-to-day running of a country.

Idiomes

être à son affaire to be in one's element; il/ça fera l'affaire he'll/that'll do; il/ça ne peut pas faire l'affaire he/that won't do; ça a très bien fait l'affaire it was just the job; elle fait or fera notre affaire she's just the person we need; ça fera leur affaire ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them; faire or régler son affaire à qn○ ( tuer) to bump sb off○; ( sévir) to sort sb out.

( féminin affairée) [afere] adjectif

busy

prends un air affairé look busy, pretend you've got a lot to do

ils entraient et sortaient d'un air affairé they were bustling in and out

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > affairé

17 apuro

m.

1 fix, difficult situation.

estar en un apuro to be in a tight spot

2 embarrassment (vergüenza).

me da apuro (decírselo) I'm embarrassed (to tell her)

3 predicament, awkward situation, fix, mess.

4 rush.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: apurar.

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apuro

► nombre masculino

1 fix, tight spot (de dinero) hardship

2 (vergüenza) embarrassment

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar/encontrarse en un apuro to be in a tight spot

pasar apuros (económicos) to be hard up 2 (dificultades) to be in a tight spot

¡qué apuro! how embarrassing!

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noun m.

1) predicament

2) hurry

3) embarrassment

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SM

1) (=aprieto) predicament

en caso de auténtico apuro, siempre puedes vender las joyas — if you're in real difficulty o in a real predicament you can always sell the jewels

pueden servir para un caso de apuro — they might be useful in an emergency

vencieron con apuros, por 90-87 — they won 90-87, not without a struggle

vivimos sin apuros gracias a esa pensión — we have no financial worries thanks to that pension

• en apuros, ayudan a empresas en apuros — they help companies in difficulty

arriesgó su vida para socorrer a un anciano en apuros — he risked his life to help an old man in distress

llámame si te ves en apuros — call me if you are in trouble

se vieron en apuros para hacer el hojaldre — they found it difficult to make o had trouble making the puff pastry

• pasar apuros — [de dinero] to suffer hardship; [al hacer algo] to have difficulties

antes de hacerse famoso pasó muchos apuros — before he became famous he suffered great hardship

pasaron algunos apuros para llegar a la final — they had a bit of a struggle to reach the final

• poner a algn en apuros — to put sb in an awkward situation, make things awkward for sb

• sacar a algn de un apuro — to get sb out of a mess

me ha sacado de más de un apuro — he has got me out of more than one mess

gracias por sacarme del apuro delante de todos — thanks for getting me off the hook in front of everyone

• salir de un apuro — to get out of a tight spot

2) (=vergüenza) embarrassment

se desnudó sin ningún apuro — he took off his clothes without any embarrassment

en mi vida he pasado más apuro — I've never been so embarrassed in all my life

¡qué apuro! — how embarrassing!

• me da apuro — it embarrasses me, I'm embarrassed

me da apuro hasta mirarla — I feel embarrassed just looking at her

sigue dándome apuro entrar sola en los bares — I'm still too embarrassed to go into bars on my own

3) LAm (=prisa) rush

• tener apuro — [persona] to be in a hurry, be in a rush; [actividad] to be urgent

tenemos mucho apuro en llegar — we need to be there as soon as possible

- casarse de apuro

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masculino

1) ( vergüenza)

qué apuro! — how embarrassing!

me daba apuro pedirle dinero — I was too embarrassed to ask him for money

2) (aprieto, dificultad)

se vio en apuros — he found himself in a predicament o a tight spot

me sacó del apuro — he got me out of it o off the hook

me puso en un apuro — she put me in a real predicament

pasaron muchos apuros — they had an uphill struggle o they went through a lot

3) (AmL) ( prisa) rush

esto tiene apuro — this is urgent

casarse de apuro — (RPl)

se casó de apuro — she had to get married ( because she was pregnant)

se casaron de apuro — they had a shotgun wedding

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= predicament, embarrassment, quandary.

Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex. Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.

Ex. The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.

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* en apuros = hard-pressed, beleaguered, in deep trouble, in difficulties, if it comes to the crunch, when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, in deep water, in hot water, in dire straits.

* en un apuro = in a bind, in a predicament.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* en un momento de apuro = if it comes to the crunch.

* en un momento de apuros = when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst.

* en un serio apuro = in dire straits.

* estar en apuros = be in trouble, be in a fix.

* meterse en un apuro = get into + a predicament.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* sacar de apuros = bail out, bale out.

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masculino

1) ( vergüenza)

qué apuro! — how embarrassing!

me daba apuro pedirle dinero — I was too embarrassed to ask him for money

2) (aprieto, dificultad)

se vio en apuros — he found himself in a predicament o a tight spot

me sacó del apuro — he got me out of it o off the hook

me puso en un apuro — she put me in a real predicament

pasaron muchos apuros — they had an uphill struggle o they went through a lot

3) (AmL) ( prisa) rush

esto tiene apuro — this is urgent

casarse de apuro — (RPl)

se casó de apuro — she had to get married ( because she was pregnant)

se casaron de apuro — they had a shotgun wedding

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= predicament, embarrassment, quandary.

Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.

Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.

* en apuros = hard-pressed, beleaguered, in deep trouble, in difficulties, if it comes to the crunch, when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, in deep water, in hot water, in dire straits.

* en un apuro = in a bind, in a predicament.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* en un momento de apuro = if it comes to the crunch.

* en un momento de apuros = when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst.

* en un serio apuro = in dire straits.

* estar en apuros = be in trouble, be in a fix.

* meterse en un apuro = get into + a predicament.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* poner a Alguien en un apuro = put + Alguien + on the spot, put + Nombre + on the spot.

* poner en apuros = cast + a shadow over, put + Nombre + in difficulties.

* sacar de apuros = bail out, bale out.

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apuro

masculine

A

(vergüenza): ¡qué apuro! how embarrassing!

¡qué apuro me hiciste pasar! you really embarrassed me

me daba apuro pedirle más dinero I was too embarrassed to ask him for more money

B

(aprieto, dificultad): se vio en apuros he found himself in a predicament o a difficult situation o a tight spot

está en un gran apuro she's in an awful situation o a terrible predicament

me sacó del apuro prestándome el dinero he got me out of it o off the hook by lending me the money

no lo tires que pueda servir para sacar del apuro don't throw it away it might come in handy o ( BrE) useful

me puso en un apuro cuando me lo preguntó she put me in a real predicament o in an awkward position by asking me

pasaron muchos apuros para salvar el negocio they had an uphill struggle o they went through a lot to save the business

se ven en apuros para controlarlos they have a lot of trouble controlling them

C ( AmL) (prisa) rush

en el apuro lo dejó en el mostrador in the rush she left it on the counter

esto tiene apuro this is urgent

casarse de apuro ( RPl): se casó de apuro she had to get married ( because she was pregnant)

se tuvieron que casar de apuro they had a shotgun wedding

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Del verbo apurar: ( conjugate apurar)

apuro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

apuró es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
apurar
apuro
apurar ( conjugate apurar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹copa/botella›:
◊ apuró la cerveza y se fue he finished (off) his beer and left

2 ( meter prisa):
◊ nos están apurando para que lo terminemos they're pushing us to finish it;

no me apures (AmL) don't hurry o rush me
verbo intransitivo (Chi) (+ me/te/le etc) ( urgir):
◊ no me apura I'm not in a hurry for it

apurarse verbo pronominal
1 ( preocuparse) to worry
2 (AmL) ( darse prisa) to hurry;
◊ ¡apúrate! hurry up!

apuro sustantivo masculino
1 ( vergüenza):
◊ ¡qué apuro! how embarrassing!;

me daba apuro pedirle dinero I was too embarrassed to ask him for money
2 (aprieto, dificultad) predicament;
◊ estar/verse en apuros to be/find oneself in a predicament o tight spot;

me sacó del apuro he got me out of trouble;
me puso en un apuro she put me in a real predicament;
pasaron muchos apuros they had an uphill struggle o they went through a lot
3 (AmL) ( prisa) rush;
◊ esto tiene apuro this is urgent

apurar verbo transitivo
1 (acabar) to finish off
2 (avergonzar) to embarrass
3 (dar prisa) to hurry
apuro sustantivo masculino
1 (aprieto) tight spot, fix: estamos en un apuro, we are in a tight spot
le pusieron en un apuro, he was put in a difficult position
2 (falta de dinero) hardship: en aquella época pasé muchos apuros, at that time I was very hard up
3 (vergüenza) embarrassment
' apuro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embarazo
- salvar
- aprieto
- apurar
- atolladero
- comprometer
- compromiso
- conflicto
- perdido
- sacar
- salir
English:
bail out
- embarrassment
- fall back on
- hardship
- jam
- pickle
- predicament
- pull through
- rush
- scrape
- spot
- tide over
- trouble
- bind
- bluff
- fix
- haste
- hurry

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apuro nm

1. [dificultad] tight spot, difficult position;

estar en un apuro to be in a tight spot o difficult position;

poner a alguien en un apuro to put sb in a tight spot o difficult position;

me encontré en un apuro cuando me preguntó por su mujer I found myself in a difficult position when she asked me about his wife;

buscan a alguien que los saque del apuro en el que están they are looking for somebody to help them out of their predicament

2. [penuria]
pasar apuros to experience hardship;

pasaron muchos apuros económicos en la posguerra they experienced a lot of financial hardship after the war

3. [vergüenza] embarrassment;

me da apuro (decírselo) I'm embarrassed (to tell her);

¡qué apuro! how embarrassing

4. Am [prisa]
tener apuro to be in a hurry

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apuro

m

1 predicament, tight spot fam ;

sacar a alguien de un apuro fam get s.o. out of trouble o

a jam fam ;

en caso de apuro in case of trouble

2 ( estrechez, necesidad)

:

pasar apuros suffer hardship

3 ( compromiso)

:

poner a alguien en un apuro put s.o. in an awkward situation

4 ( vergüenza) embarrassment;

me da apuro I’m embarrassed

3 L.Am. ( prisa) rush

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apuro nm

1) aprieto: predicament, jam

2) : rush, hurry

3) : embarrassment

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apuro n (aprieto) tight spot / awkward situation

está en un verdadero apuro she's in a really awkward situation

dar apuro to be embarrassed

me da apuro pedirle el dinero I'm embarrassed to ask him for the money

pasar apuros to be hard up

¡qué apuro! how embarrassing!

Spanish-English dictionary > apuro

18 presser

presser [pʀese]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ éponge, fruit] to squeeze ; [+ raisin] to press

• un citron pressé ( = boisson) a glass of freshly-squeezed lemon juice

   b. ( = façonner) [+ disque, pli de pantalon] to press

   c. ( = hâter) [+ affaire] to speed up

• presser le pas or l'allure to speed up

• presser le mouvement to hurry up

   d. ( = harceler) [+ débiteur] to put pressure on

• presser qn de questions to ply sb with questions

2. intransitive verb

( = être urgent) to be urgent

• l'affaire presse it's urgent

• le temps presse time is short

• cela ne presse pas

• rien ne presse there's no hurry

3. reflexive verb

► se presser ( = se hâter) to hurry up

• pressez-vous, il est tard hurry up, it's getting late

• il faut se presser we must hurry up

• allons, pressons ! come on, come on!

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pʀese
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( inciter)

presser quelqu'un de faire — to urge somebody to do

2) ( harceler) [personne] to press [personne, débiteur]; [armée] to harry [ennemi]

cessez de me presser — stop pestering me

presser de questions — to ply [somebody] with questions

3) ( éperonner) [faim, nécessité] to drive [somebody] on [personne]

4) ( hâter) to increase [cadence, rythme]

presser le pas or mouvement — to hurry

5) ( appuyer sur) to press [bouton]

6) ( serrer) to squeeze [main, bras, objet]

presser quelque chose contre or sur — to press something against

presser quelqu'un contre sa poitrine — to clasp somebody to one's chest

7) ( comprimer) to squeeze [orange, éponge, peau]; to press [raisin]

8) Technologie to press [disque]

2.

verbe intransitif ( être urgent) [affaire] to be pressing; [travail, tâche] to be urgent

le temps presse — time is running out

3.

se presser verbe pronominal

1) ( se serrer)

se presser sur or contre — to press oneself against

se presser autour de quelqu'un/quelque chose — to press around somebody/something

2) ( se hâter) to hurry up

se presser de faire — to hurry up and do

pressons, pressons! — (colloq) get a move on! (colloq)

3) ( être en nombre) [foule] to throng; ( aller en nombre) [foule] to flock (à, dans, sur, vers to)

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pʀese
1. vt

1) (en serrant) [fruit, éponge] to squeeze

Tu peux me presser un citron? — Can you squeeze a lemon for me?

presser qn entre ses bras — to squeeze sb tight

2) (= appuyer sur) [interrupteur, bouton] to press

3) (= accélérer)

presser le pas — to quicken one's pace

presser l'allure — to speed up

4) (= faire pression sur) [débiteur] to press

presser qn de faire — to urge sb to do, to press sb to do

presser qn de questions — to ply sb with questions

2. vi

[tâche, réparation] to be urgent

Est-ce que ça presse? — Is it urgent?

rien ne presse — there's no hurry

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presser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( inciter) presser qn de faire to urge sb to do;

2 ( harceler) [personne] to press [personne, débiteur]; [armée] to harry [ennemi]; cessez de me presser stop pestering me; presser qn de questions to ply sb with questions;

3 ( tourmenter) [faim, nécessité] to drive [sb] on [personne];

4 ( hâter) to increase [cadence, rythme]; presser le pas or mouvement to hurry; presser son départ to hurry one's departure; qu'est-ce qui vous presse tant? what's the hurry?;

5 ( appuyer sur) to press [bouton]; presser qch contre or sur to press sth against;

6 ( serrer) to squeeze [main, bras, objet]; presser qn dans ses bras/contre sa poitrine to clasp sb in one's arms/to one's chest;

7 ( comprimer) to squeeze [orange, éponge, peau]; to press [raisin];

8 Tech to press [disque].

B vi ( être urgent) [affaire, temps] to be pressing; [travail, tâche] to be urgent; le temps presse time is running out; rien ne presse there's no hurry ou rush.

C se presser vpr

1 ( se serrer) se presser sur or contre to press oneself against; se presser autour de qn/qch to press around sb/sth;

2 ( se hâter) to hurry up; se presser de faire to hurry up and do; presse-toi de terminer hurry up and finish; pressons, pressons○! get a move on○!; presse-toi un peu get a move on;

3 ( être en nombre) [foule] to throng; ( aller en nombre) [foule] to flock (à, dans, sur, vers to); on ne se presse pas cette année dans les cinémas people aren't flocking to the cinemas GB ou movies US this year.

[prese] verbe transitif

1. [extraire le jus de] to squeeze

presser le raisin to press grapes

presser le citron à quelqu'un (familier) , presserquelqu'un comme un citron (familier) to exploit somebody to the full, to squeeze somebody dry

on presse l'orange et on jette l'écorce Frédéric II (allusion) you use people and then cast them aside

2. [faire se hâter] to rush

j'ai horreur qu'on me presse I hate being rushed

qu'est-ce qui te presse? what's the hurry?, what's (all) the rush for?

presser le pas to speed up

3. [serrer] to squeeze

elle pressait sa poupée dans ses bras she was hugging her doll

il pressait sur son cœur la photo de sa fille he was clasping a picture of his daughter to his heart

4. [inciter à faire]

presser quelqu'un de faire quelque chose to urge somebody to do something

5. [accabler]

presser quelqu'un de questions to ply ou to bombard somebody with questions

être pressé par le temps/l'argent to be pressed for time/money

6. TECHNOLOGIE [disque, pli] to press

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[prese] verbe intransitif

le temps presse time is short

l'affaire presse it's an urgent matter

rien ne presse, ça ne presse pas there's no (need to) rush ou hurry

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se presser verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se dépêcher] to hurry

il n'est que 2 h, il n'y a pas de raison de se presser it's only 2 o'clock, there's no point in rushing ou no need to hurry

allons les enfants, pressons-nous un peu come on children, get a move on

se presser de faire quelque chose to be in a hurry to do something

je ne me pressai pas de répondre I was in no hurry to reply

2. [se serrer]

il se pressait contre moi tant il avait peur he was pressing up against me from fright

les gens se pressaient au guichet there was a crush at the box office

on se pressait pour entrer people were pushing to get in

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se presser verbe pronominal transitif

se presser le citron (familier) to rack one's brains

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > presser

19 atender

v.

1 to attend to (satisfacer) (petición, ruego).

El doctor atendió a Ricardo The doctor attended Richard.

La maestra atendió mis súplicas The teacher attended my pleas.

2 to look after (cuidar de) (necesitados, invitados).

¿le atienden? are you being served?

3 to pay attention (estar atento).

El alumno atendió y sacó mejor nota The student paid attention and got...

4 to take care of, to see after.

La esposa atendió a su marido The wife took care of her husband.

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atender

Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender

► verbo transitivo

1 (servir - cliente) to serve, attend to, see to

■ ¿ya la atienden a usted? are you being served?

2 (cuidar) to take care of, look after

■ el médico que me había atendido no estaba the doctor who had treated me wasn't there

3 (negocio) to take care of; (teléfono) to answer

4 (consejo, advertencia) to heed, pay attention to; (ruego, deseo, protesta) to attend to; (instrucción) to follow, carry out

► verbo intransitivo

1 (prestar atención) to pay attention (a, to), attend (a, to)

■ atiende, que te concierne a ti pay attention, this concerns you

■ el perro atiende a la voz de su dueño the dog always obeys its master's voice

2 (cumplir con) to meet (a, -), fulfil (US fulfill) (a, -)

3 (tener en cuenta) to bear in mind

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FRASEOLOGÍA

atender por to answer to the name of

■ el perro perdido atiende por "Canelo' the dog answers to the name of "Canelo"

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verb

1) to take care of, look after

2) attend

3) pay attention

4) wait on

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1. VT

1) (=ocuparse de)

a) [+ asunto] to deal with

atiende primero lo más urgente — deal with the most urgent things first

para atender los gastos de las vacaciones — to meet the holiday expenses

b) [+ paciente] to look after

en el hospital es donde mejor atendido está — you'll be better looked after in hospital

están atendiendo a los animales heridos — they are looking after o seeing to o caring for the injured animals

solo atienden los casos urgentes — they only deal with urgent cases

necesitamos a alguien que atienda a la abuela — we need someone to look after o care for grandma

2) (=recibir) to see

el propio presidente atendió al delegado — the president himself saw the delegate

el doctor la atenderá en un momento — the doctor will see you now

3) (Com)

a) [+ cliente] [en tienda] to serve; [en oficina] to see

¿lo atienden, señor? — are you being served, sir?

siéntese, enseguida la atenderán — take a seat, they'll see you in a minute

b) [+ consulta, negocio, oficina] [como encargado] to run; [como trabajador] to work in

yo atiendo el negocio personalmente — I run the business myself

atiendo la recepción cuando la secretaria no está — I work in reception o I man the reception desk when the secretary is not there

el servicio de habitaciones está mal atendido — the room service is very sloppy

4) (=prestar atención a) [+ ruego, petición] to respond to, comply with frm; [+ necesidades, demanda] to meet; [+ compromiso, obligación] to fulfil; [+ reclamaciones, protesta, queja] to deal with; [+ aviso, consejo] to heed

deben atender las demandas de la población — they should respond to the people's demands

no atendieron la petición de extraditarlos a España — they did not comply with the request to extradite them to Spain frm

los 25 autobuses son insuficientes para atender la demanda — the 25 buses are not enough to meet the demand

Señor, atiende nuestras súplicas — (Rel) Lord, heed our prayers

5) (Telec) [+ teléfono, llamada] to answer

no había nadie para atender el teléfono — there was nobody to answer the phone

6) (Mec) [+ máquina] to supervise

7) LAm (=asistir a) to attend, be present at

2. VI

1) (=prestar atención) to pay attention

ahora, a ver si atendéis, que esto es importante — now, pay attention, this is important

• atender a algo/algn — to listen to sth/sb

atended a lo que voy a decir — listen to what I'm going to say

ahora atendedme un momento — pay attention to what I'm about to say

¡tú atiende a lo tuyo! — mind your own business!

• atendiendo a — [+ criterio, datos] according to; [+ situación, circunstancias] bearing in mind, considering

se han clasificado en distintos grupos atendiendo a su origen — they have been put into different groups according to their origin

atendiendo a las circunstancias, lo recibiré personalmente — given the circumstances, I will see him in person, bearing in mind o considering the circumstances, I will see him in person
razón 3)
2) (=ocuparse de)

• atender a — [+ detalles] to take care of; [+ necesidades, demanda] to meet

lo primero que hace es atender al desayuno de los niños — the first thing she does is to see to the kids' breakfast

no quiso atender a sus amenazas — he didn't heed their warnings

atender a un giro — to honour o (EEUU) honor a draft

atender a una orden o pedido — (Com) to attend to an order

3) (Com) (=servir) to serve

¿quién atiende aquí? — who's serving here?

4)

• atender por — to answer to the name of

extraviado caniche blanco; atiende por Linda — lost: white poodle; answers to the name of Linda

5) (Telec) [+ teléfono, llamada] to answer

nadie atendió a nuestra llamada de socorro — nobody answered our distress call

6) (Mec) [+ máquina] to supervise

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( prestar atención) to pay attention

atender a algo/alguien — to pay attention to something/somebody

atiéndeme cuando te hablo — listen to me o pay attention when I'm talking to you

b) ( cumplir con)

atender a algo — a compromisos/gastos/obligaciones to meet something

no pudo atender a sus deberes — he was unable to carry out his duties

c) (tener en cuenta, considerar)

atender a algo: atendiendo a su estado de salud... given his state of health o bearing in mind his state of health...; atendiendo a sus instrucciones — in accordance with your instructions

d) ( prestar un servicio)

el doctor no atiende los martes — the doctor does not see anyone on Tuesdays

en esa tienda atienden muy mal — the service is very bad in that store

2) atender por (frml) ( llamarse)

atiende por (el nombre de) Sinda — she answers to the name of Sinda
2.
atender vt

1)

a) < enfermo>

¿qué médico la atiende? — which doctor usually sees you?

el médico que me atendió durante mi enfermedad — the doctor who treated me while I was sick

los atendieron enseguida en el hospital — they were seen immediately at the hospital

no tiene quien lo atienda — he has no one to look after him

b) < cliente> to attend to, see to; ( en tienda) to serve

¿la están atendiendo? — are you being served?

el Sr Gil no lo puede atender en este momento — I'm afraid Mr Gil can't see you o is unavailable at the moment

c) < asunto> to deal with; < llamada> to answer; < demanda> to meet

2) <consejo/advertencia> to listen to, heed (frml)
3.
atenderse v pron (AmL)

atenderse con alguien: ¿con qué médico se atiende? — which doctor usually sees you?

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= cover, serve, take + care of, tend, nurse, meet.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.

Ex. This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex. This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.

Ex. The flow of production dependent upon rows of clattering machines tended by tired children.

Ex. The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.

Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

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* atender a = cater for/to, look after, provide for, cope with, care (about/for), attend to, pay + attention to.

* atender a invitados = entertain + guests.

* atender a una demanda = cater for/to + interest.

* atender a una necesidad = meet + need, speak to + need.

* atender a una petición = service + request.

* atender las necesidades = provide for + needs.

* atender quejas = handle + complaints.

* atender una demanda = cater for/to + demand.

* atender una necesidad = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need.

* atender una petición de información = satisfy + request for information.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( prestar atención) to pay attention

atender a algo/alguien — to pay attention to something/somebody

atiéndeme cuando te hablo — listen to me o pay attention when I'm talking to you

b) ( cumplir con)

atender a algo — a compromisos/gastos/obligaciones to meet something

no pudo atender a sus deberes — he was unable to carry out his duties

c) (tener en cuenta, considerar)

atender a algo: atendiendo a su estado de salud... given his state of health o bearing in mind his state of health...; atendiendo a sus instrucciones — in accordance with your instructions

d) ( prestar un servicio)

el doctor no atiende los martes — the doctor does not see anyone on Tuesdays

en esa tienda atienden muy mal — the service is very bad in that store

2) atender por (frml) ( llamarse)

atiende por (el nombre de) Sinda — she answers to the name of Sinda
2.
atender vt

1)

a) < enfermo>

¿qué médico la atiende? — which doctor usually sees you?

el médico que me atendió durante mi enfermedad — the doctor who treated me while I was sick

los atendieron enseguida en el hospital — they were seen immediately at the hospital

no tiene quien lo atienda — he has no one to look after him

b) < cliente> to attend to, see to; ( en tienda) to serve

¿la están atendiendo? — are you being served?

el Sr Gil no lo puede atender en este momento — I'm afraid Mr Gil can't see you o is unavailable at the moment

c) < asunto> to deal with; < llamada> to answer; < demanda> to meet

2) <consejo/advertencia> to listen to, heed (frml)
3.
atenderse v pron (AmL)

atenderse con alguien: ¿con qué médico se atiende? — which doctor usually sees you?

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= cover, serve, take + care of, tend, nurse, meet.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.

Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.

Ex: The flow of production dependent upon rows of clattering machines tended by tired children.

Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.

Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.

* atender a = cater for/to, look after, provide for, cope with, care (about/for), attend to, pay + attention to.

* atender a invitados = entertain + guests.

* atender a una demanda = cater for/to + interest.

* atender a una necesidad = meet + need, speak to + need.

* atender a una petición = service + request.

* atender las necesidades = provide for + needs.

* atender quejas = handle + complaints.

* atender una demanda = cater for/to + demand.

* atender una necesidad = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need.

* atender una petición de información = satisfy + request for information.

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atender [E8 ]

vi

A

1 (prestar atención) to pay attention

atiende, que esto es importante pay attention, this is important

atender A algo/algn to pay attention TO sth/sb

lo explicó pero nadie le atendió he explained it but nobody paid any attention to him o paid him any attention

atiéndeme cuando te hablo listen to me o pay attention when I'm talking to you

2 (cumplir con) atender A algo to meet sth

no atendía a sus obligaciones he was not meeting o fulfilling his obligations

no tiene tiempo para atender a todos sus compromisos she does not have time to fulfill o meet all her commitments

no pudo atender a sus deberes he was unable to carry out his duties

no disponemos de recursos para atender a estos gastos we do not have the resources to meet these costs

el dinero alcanzará para atender a sus necesidades más urgentes the money will be sufficient to meet their most pressing needs

3 (tener en cuenta, considerar) atender A algo:

atendiendo a su estado de salud se le hizo pasar enseguida given his state of health o bearing in mind his state of health they let him go straight in

los premios fueron otorgados atendiendo únicamente a la calidad de las obras the prizes were awarded purely on the quality of the works

atendiendo a sus instrucciones/pedido in accordance with your instructions/order

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4

(prestar un servicio): el doctor no atiende los martes the doctor does not see anyone on Tuesdays

en esa tienda/ese restaurante atienden muy mal the service is very bad in that store/restaurant

¿quién atiende aquí? who's helping here? ( AmE), who's serving here? ( BrE)

B atender por ( frml)

(responder): atiende por (el nombre de) Sinda she answers to the name of Sinda

■ atender

vt

A

1 ‹enfermo›

¿a usted qué médico la atiende? which doctor usually sees you?, which doctor do you usually see?

el médico que atendió a mi madre durante su enfermedad the doctor who treated my mother while she was sick

los atendieron enseguida en el hospital they were seen immediately at the hospital

está en cama y no tiene quien lo atienda he's laid up in bed and has no one to look after him

tiene que haber alguien en casa para atender a los niños someone has to be in the house to take care of o look after the children

2 ‹cliente› to attend to, see to; (en una tienda) to serve

¿la atienden? are you being served?

tienes que sacar número para que te atiendan (en una tienda) you have to take a number and wait your turn; (en una oficina) you have to take a number and wait until you are called o wait to be seen

el Sr Romero no lo puede atender en este momento I'm afraid Mr Romero can't see you o is unavailable at the moment

no sabe atender a sus invitados he doesn't know how to look after his guests

3 ‹asunto› to deal with; ‹llamada› to answer; ‹demanda› to meet

nunca atienden el teléfono they never answer the telephone

B ‹consejo/advertencia› to listen to, heed ( frml)

■ atenderse

v pron

( AmL) atenderse CON algn: ¿con qué médico se atiende? which doctor usually sees you?, which doctor do you usually see?

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atender ( conjugate atender) verbo intransitivo
a) ( prestar atención) to pay attention;

atender a algo/algn to pay attention to sth/sb
b) ( cumplir con) atender a algo ‹a compromisos/gastos/obligaciones› to meet sth

c) ( prestar un servicio):

◊ el doctor no atiende los martes the doctor does not see anyone on Tuesdays;

en esa tienda atienden muy mal the service is very bad in that store
verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ paciente›:

◊ ¿qué médico la atiende? which doctor usually sees you?;

los atendieron enseguida en el hospital they were seen immediately at the hospital;
no tiene quien lo atienda he has no one to look after him
b) ‹ cliente› to attend to, see to;

( en tienda) to serve;
◊ ¿la están atendiendo? are you being served?

c) ‹ asunto› to deal with;

‹ llamada› to answer;
‹ demanda› to meet
2 ‹consejo/advertencia› to listen to
atenderse verbo pronominal (AmL):
◊ ¿con qué médico se atiende? which doctor usually sees you?

atender
I verbo transitivo to attend to, help
(una solicitud) to agree to
II vi (escuchar) to pay attention [a, to]

' atender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contienda
- cuidar
- despachar
- razón
- sacrificar
- atienda
- señorita
- vigilar
English:
attend
- attend to
- cater
- deal with
- man
- minister
- nurse
- pressing
- serve
- answer
- care
- deal
- look
- mind
- reason
- see
- tend
- wait

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atender

♦ vt

1. [satisfacer] [petición, ruego] to agree to;
[consejo, instrucciones] to heed;
no pudieron atender sus súplicas they couldn't answer her pleas;

atender las necesidades de alguien to meet sb's needs

2. [cuidar de] [necesitados, invitados] to look after;
[enfermo] to care for; [cliente] to serve;
el doctor que atendió al accidentado the doctor who treated the accident victim;

¿qué médico te atiende normalmente? which doctor do you normally see?;

atiende la farmacia personalmente she looks after the chemist's herself;

vive solo y sin nadie que lo atienda he lives alone, without anyone to look after him;

¿me puede atender alguien, por favor? could somebody help o serve me, please?;

¿lo atienden?, ¿lo están atendiendo? are you being served?;

en esta tienda te atienden muy bien the service in this shop is very good;

me temo que el director no puede atenderlo en este momento I'm afraid the manager isn't available just now;

la operadora atiende las llamadas telefónicas the operator answers the phone calls

3. [tener en cuenta] to keep in mind

4. Anticuado [esperar] to await, to wait for

♦ vi

1. [estar atento] to pay attention (a to);
lo castigaron porque no atendía en clase he was punished for not paying attention in class;

¡cállate y atiende de una vez! shut up and pay attention o listen!;

no atiendes a las explicaciones que te hacen tus invitados you're not paying attention to what your guests are saying

2. [considerar]
atendiendo a… taking into account…;

atendiendo a las circunstancias, aceptaremos su candidatura under the circumstances, we will accept your candidacy;

atendiendo a las encuestas, necesitamos un cambio radical de línea if the opinion polls are anything to go by, we need a radical change of policy;

la clasificación atiende únicamente a criterios técnicos the table only takes into account technical specifications, the table is based purely on technical specifications;

le enviamos la mercancía atendiendo a su petición following your order, please find enclosed the goods requested;

Comp

atender a razones: cuando se enfada, no atiende a razones when she gets angry, she refuses to listen to reason

3. [ocuparse]
no puedo atender a todo I can't do everything (myself);

en esta tienda atienden muy mal the service in this shop is very poor;

¿quién atiende aquí? who's serving here?

4. [llamarse] [animal]
atender por to answer to the name of;

el perro atiende por el nombre de Chispa the dog answers to the name of Chispa;

su nombre es Manuel, pero en la cárcel atiende por Manu his real name is Manuel, but they call him Manu in jail

♦ See also the pronominal verb atenderse

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atender

I v/t

1 a enfermo look after

2 en tienda attend to, serve

II v/i

1 pay attention (a to)

2

:

que atiende por el nombre de … whose name is …; who answers to the name of …

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atender {56 } vt

1) : to help, to wait on

2) : to look after, to take care of

3) : to heed, to listen to

atender vi

: to pay attention

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atender vb

1. (prestar atención) to pay attention [pt. & pp. paid]

atendió a la explicación she paid attention to the explanation

2. (en una tienda) to serve

¿ya la atienden? are you being served?

3. (recibir) to see [pt. saw; pp. seen]

el anfitrión atiende a los invitados the hosts sees to the guests

4. (ocuparse de) to deal with [pt. & pp. dealt]

atienden las quejas de los clientes they deal with customers' complaints

5. (contestar) to answer

¿puedes atender al teléfono? can you answer the phone?

Spanish-English dictionary > atender

20 press

I 1. noun
1) (newspapers etc.) Presse, die; attrib. Presse-; der Presse nachgestellt

get/have a good/bad press — (fig.) eine gute/schlechte Presse bekommen/haben

2) see academic.ru/58005/printing_press">printing press

3) (printing house) Druckerei, die

at or in [the] press — im Druck

send to [the] press — in Druck geben

go to [the] press — in Druck gehen

4) (publishing firm) Verlag, der

5) (for flattening, compressing, etc.) Presse, die; (for sports racket) Spanner, der

6) (crowd) Menge, die

7) (pressing) Druck, der

give something a press — etwas drücken
2. transitive verb
1) drücken; pressen; drücken auf (+ Akk.) [Klingel, Knopf]; treten auf (+ Akk.) [Gas-, Brems-, Kupplungspedal usw.]

press the trigger — abdrücken

2) (urge) drängen [Person]; (force) aufdrängen ([up]on Dat.); (insist on) nachdrücklich vorbringen [Forderung, Argument, Vorschlag]

press somebody for an answer — jemanden zu einer Antwort drängen

he did not press the point — er ließ die Sache auf sich beruhen

3) (compress) pressen; auspressen [Orangen, Saft]; keltern [Trauben, Äpfel]

4) (iron) bügeln

5)

be pressed for space/time/money — (have barely enough) zu wenig Platz/Zeit/Geld haben
3. intransitive verb
1) (exert pressure) drücken

the child pressed against the railings — das Kind drückte sich gegen das Geländer

2) (be urgent) drängen

time/something presses — die Zeit drängt/etwas eilt od. ist dringend

3) (make demand)

press for something — auf etwas (Akk.) drängen

Phrasal Verbs:

- press ahead

- press out
II transitive verb
press into service/use — in Dienst nehmen; einsetzen

* * *
[pres] 1. verb
1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) drücken

2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) pressen

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) drängen

4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) nachdrücklich bestehen auf

5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) plätten
2. noun
1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) der Druck

2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) die Presse

3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) die Presse; Presse-...

4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) die Presse

5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) die Presse

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- pressing
- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on
* * *

press

[pres]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (push) Druck m

at the \press of a button auf Knopfdruck

to give sth a \press [auf] etw akk drücken

2. (ironing) Bügeln nt kein pl, SCHWEIZ a. Glätten nt kein pl

to give sth a \press etw bügeln

3. (instrument) Presse f

garlic \press Knoblauchpresse f

trouser \press Hosenpresse f

wine \press Weinpresse f, Kelter f

4. (news media, newspapers)

▪ the \press + sing/pl vb die Presse

the story has been all over the \press die Geschichte wurde in allen Zeitungen gebracht

freedom of the \press Pressefreiheit f

to be in [or AM on] \press im Druck sein

to go to \press newspaper, book in Druck gehen; editorial staff Redaktionsschluss haben

to hold the \press[es] den Druck verzögern

to inform the \press [about sth] [mit etw dat] an die Presse [o ÖSTERR a. in die Medien] gehen

to leak sth to the \press etw der Presse zuspielen

in the \press in der Presse

5. (publicity) Presse f

to have a bad/good \press eine schlechte/gute Presse bekommen, schlechte/gute Kritiken bekommen

6. (publishing house) Verlag m, Verlagshaus nt

II. vt

1. (push)

▪ to \press sth [auf] etw akk drücken

to speak to an operator, \press ‘0’ now um mit der Vermittlung zu sprechen, wählen Sie jetzt die ‚0‘

Sammy \pressed his nose against the windowpane Sammy drückte die Nase gegen die Fensterscheibe

to \press a bell/button/switch auf eine Klingel/einen Knopf/einen Schalter drücken

to \press on the brake pedal auf das Bremspedal treten [o fam steigen]

▪ to \press sth ⇆ down etw herunterdrücken

▪ to \press sth into sth etw in etw akk hineindrücken

2. (flatten)

▪ to \press sth etw zusammendrücken

to \press flowers Blumen pressen

3. (extract juice from)

▪ to \press sth etw auspressen

to \press grapes Weintrauben keltern

4. (iron)

▪ to \press sth etw bügeln [o SCHWEIZ glätten] [o NORDD a. plätten

5. (manufacture)

▪ to \press sth CD, record etw pressen

6. ( fig: urge, impel)

▪ to \press sb jdn bedrängen [o unter Druck setzen]

▪ to \press sb to do sth jdn bedrängen, etw zu tun

▪ to \press sb for sth jdn zu etw dat drängen, jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun

▪ to \press sb on sb/sth jdn über jdn/zu etw dat befragen

they are \pressing demands on the country's leaders sie versuchen massiv, ihre Forderungen bei den führenden Vertretern des Landes durchzusetzen

▪ to \press sb/sth into sth jdn/etw zu etw dat bringen [o zwingen]; of person also jdn zu etw dat nötigen

to \press sb for an answer/a decision jdn zu einer Antwort/Entscheidung drängen

to \press sb into a role jdn in eine Rolle hineindrängen

to \press sb into service jdn [gezwungenermaßen] in Dienst nehmen, jdn einspannen fam

to \press sb/sth into service [as sth] jdn/etw [als etw] einsetzen [o fam einspannen

7. (forcefully promote)

▪ to \press sth etw forcieren

to \press one's case seine Sache durchsetzen wollen

to \press one's claim auf seiner Forderung beharren

to \press one's point beharrlich seinen Standpunkt vertreten, auf seinem Standpunkt herumreiten fam

8. (insist on giving)

▪ to \press sth [up]on sb gift, offer jdm etw aufdrängen

9. usu passive (face difficulty)

▪ to be \pressed unter Druck stehen

they'll be hard \pressed to complete the assignment wenn sie den Auftrag ausführen wollen, müssen sie sich aber ranhalten

10. LAW (bring)

to \press charges Anklage erheben ( against gegen + akk)

11.

▶ to \press home ⇆ sth etw durchzusetzen versuchen

▶ to \press home one's advantage seinen Vorteil ausnutzen

III. vi

1. (push) drücken

\press down firmly on the lever drücken Sie fest auf den Hebel

stop \pressing! you'll all get your turn hört auf zu drängeln! es kommen alle an die Reihe

to \press against a door sich akk gegen eine Tür stemmen

to \press hard fest drücken

2. (be urgent) drängen, dringlich sein geh

time is \pressing die Zeit drängt

* * *
[pres]
1. n

1) (= machine trouser press, flower press) Presse f; (= racket press) Spanner m

2) (TYP) (Drucker)presse f; (= publishing firm) Verlag m

to go to press — in Druck gehen

to be in the press — im Druck sein

3) (= newspapers, journalists) Presse f

the daily/sporting press — die Tages-/Sportpresse

the weekly press — die Wochenzeitungen pl

to get a good/bad press — eine gute/schlechte Presse bekommen

4) (= squeeze, push) Druck m

to give sth a press — etw drücken

5) (dial US = cupboard) Wandschrank m

6) (= crush) Gedränge nt

a press of people — eine Menschenmenge

7) (WEIGHTLIFTING) Drücken nt

2. vt

1) (= push, squeeze) drücken (to an +acc); button, doorbell, knob, brake pedal drücken auf (+acc); clutch, piano pedal treten; grapes, fruit (aus)pressen; flowers pressen

to press the accelerator — Gas geben

to press the trigger (of a gun) —

the shoe presses my foot here — der Schuh drückt ( mich) hier

to press and hold down mouse button — gedrückt halten

2) (= iron) clothes bügeln

3) (= urge, persuade) drängen; (= harass, importune) bedrängen, unter Druck setzen; (= insist on) claim, argument bestehen auf (+dat)

to press sb hard — jdm ( hart) zusetzen

he didn't need much pressing — man brauchte ihn nicht lange zu drängen

to press sb for an answer — auf jds Antwort (acc) drängen

to press the point — darauf beharren or herumreiten (inf)

to press home an advantage — einen Vorteil ausnutzen, sich (dat) einen Vorteil zunutze or zu Nutze machen

to press home an attack — einen Angriff energisch vortragen

to press money/one's views on sb — jdm Geld/seine Ansichten aufdrängen

to be pressed for money — in Geldnot sein

to be pressed for time — unter Zeitdruck stehen, in Zeitnot sein

to press sb/sth into service — jdn/etw einspannen

4) machine part, record etc pressen

pressed steel — gepresster Stahl, Pressstahl m

3. vi

1) (lit, fig: bear down, exert pressure) drücken

to press ( down) on sb (debts, troubles) — schwer auf jdm lasten

2) (= urge, agitate) drängen

to press for sth — auf etw (acc) drängen

time presses — die Zeit drängt

3) (= move, push) sich drängen

crowds pressed round him — Massen drängten sich um ihn

to press ahead or forward ( with sth) (fig) — (mit etw) weitermachen; (with plans) etw weiterführen

* * *

press [pres]

A v/t

1. (zusammen)pressen, (-)drücken:

press sb’s hand jemandem die Hand drücken;

press one’s nose against the window die Nase gegen die Scheibe pressen oder an die Scheibe quetschen; → flesh A 1

2. drücken auf (akk):

press the button (auf) den Knopf drücken

3. niederdrücken, drücken auf (akk)

4. Saft, eine Frucht etc (aus)pressen, (-)quetschen

5. besonders TECH auch Schallplatten pressen

6. Kleider plätten, bügeln

7. (zusammen-, vorwärts-, weg- etc) drängen, (-)treiben:

press on weiterdrängen, -treiben

8. MIL (hart) bedrängen

9. jemanden bedrängen:

a) in die Enge treiben, Druck ausüben auf (akk):

press sb for money von jemandem Geld erpressen

b) jemanden bestürmen, jemandem zusetzen:

press sb to do sth jemanden drängen, etwas zu tun; darauf drängen, dass jemand etwas tut;

press sb for sth jemanden dringend um etwas bitten;

be pressed for money in Geldverlegenheit sein;

be pressed for time unter Zeitdruck stehen, es eilig haben; → hard B 2

10. jemanden, ein Tier antreiben, hetzen

11. SCHIFF, MIL, HIST zwangsausheben, zum Kriegsdienst pressen, Matrosen auch schanghaien

12. press sth (up)on sb jemandem etwas aufdrängen oder -nötigen

13. Nachdruck legen auf (akk):

press one’s point auf seiner Forderung oder Meinung nachdrücklich bestehen;

press home

a) eine Forderung etc durchsetzen,

b) einen Angriff energisch durchführen,

c) einen Vorteil ausnutzen; → charge C 9

B v/i

1. a) pressen, drücken

b) fig Druck ausüben

2. plätten, bügeln

3. drängen:

time presses die Zeit drängt

4. (for) dringen oder drängen (auf akk), fordern (akk):

press for the equalizer SPORT auf den Ausgleich drängen;

press for sb to do sth jemanden drängen, etwas zu tun; darauf drängen, dass jemand etwas tut

5. (sich) drängen (to zu, nach):

press forward (sich) vordrängen;

press in (up)on sb

a) auf jemanden eindringen,

b) fig auf jemanden enstürmen (Probleme etc);

press on vorwärtsdrängen, weitereilen;

press ahead ( oder forward, on) fig weitermachen ( with mit)

C s

1. TECH (auch Frucht- etc) Presse f

2. TYPO (Drucker)Presse f

3. TYPO

a) Druckerei(raum) f(m)

b) Druckerei (-anstalt) f

c) Druckerei(wesen) f(n)

d) Druck m, Drucken n:

correct the press Korrektur lesen;

go to (the) press in Druck gehen, gedruckt werden;

send to (the) press in Druck geben;

in the press im Druck (befindlich);

coming from the press neu erschienen (besonders Buch);

ready for the press druckfertig

4. the press die Presse (das Zeitungswesen, a. koll die Zeitungen od die Presseleute)

5. Presse(kommentar) f(m), -kritik f:

have a good (bad) press eine gute (schlechte) Presse haben

6. Spanner m (für Skier oder Tennisschläger)

7. (Bücher-, Kleider-, besonders Wäsche) Schrank m

8. a) Drücken n, Pressen n

b) Plätten n, Bügeln n:

give sth a press etwas drücken oder pressen oder bügeln;

at the press of a button auf Knopfdruck

9. Andrang m, Gedränge n, Menschenmenge f

10. fig

a) Druck m, Hast f

b) Dringlichkeit f, Drang m (der Geschäfte)

11. press of sail, press of canvas SCHIFF

a) (Segel)Press m (Druck sämtlicher gesetzter Segel)

b) Prangen n (Beisetzen sämtlicher Segel):

carry a press of sail Segel pressen;

under a press of canvas mit vollen Segeln

12. SCHIFF, MIL, HIST Zwangsaushebung f

* * *
I 1. noun
1) (newspapers etc.) Presse, die; attrib. Presse-; der Presse nachgestellt

get/have a good/bad press — (fig.) eine gute/schlechte Presse bekommen/haben

2) see printing press

3) (printing house) Druckerei, die

at or in [the] press — im Druck

send to [the] press — in Druck geben

go to [the] press — in Druck gehen

4) (publishing firm) Verlag, der

5) (for flattening, compressing, etc.) Presse, die; (for sports racket) Spanner, der

6) (crowd) Menge, die

7) (pressing) Druck, der

give something a press — etwas drücken
2. transitive verb
1) drücken; pressen; drücken auf (+ Akk.) [Klingel, Knopf]; treten auf (+ Akk.) [Gas-, Brems-, Kupplungspedal usw.]

press the trigger — abdrücken

2) (urge) drängen [Person]; (force) aufdrängen ([up]on Dat.); (insist on) nachdrücklich vorbringen [Forderung, Argument, Vorschlag]

press somebody for an answer — jemanden zu einer Antwort drängen

he did not press the point — er ließ die Sache auf sich beruhen

3) (compress) pressen; auspressen [Orangen, Saft]; keltern [Trauben, Äpfel]

4) (iron) bügeln

5)

be pressed for space/time/money — (have barely enough) zu wenig Platz/Zeit/Geld haben
3. intransitive verb
1) (exert pressure) drücken

the child pressed against the railings — das Kind drückte sich gegen das Geländer

2) (be urgent) drängen

time/something presses — die Zeit drängt/etwas eilt od. ist dringend

3) (make demand)

press for something — auf etwas (Akk.) drängen

Phrasal Verbs:

- press ahead

- press out
II transitive verb
press into service/use — in Dienst nehmen; einsetzen

* * *

n.

(§ pl.: presses)

= Presse -n (Maschine) f.

Presse (Zeitung) f. (someone) close to one's heart expr.

jemanden ans Herz drücken ausdr. v.

Druck ausüben ausdr.

bügeln v.

drängen v.

drücken v.

plätten v.

pressen v.

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